Plasmodium knowlesi Infection in Humans, Cambodia, 2007–2010

Plasmodium knowlesi Infection in Humans, Cambodia, 2007–2010

Two cases of Plasmodium knowlesi infection in humans were identified in Cambodia by 3 molecular detection assays and sequencing. This finding confirms the widespread distribution of P. knowlesi malaria in humans in Southeast Asia. Further wide-scale studies are required to assess the public health r...

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Main Authors: Nimol Khim, Sovannaroth Siv, Saorin Kim, Tara Mueller, Erna Fleischmann, Balbir Singh, Paul Cliff Simon Divis, Nicolas Steenkeste, Linda Duval, Christiane Bouchier, Socheat Duong, Frederic Ariey, Didier Ménard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2011-10-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Plasmodium knowlesi
simian malaria
epidemiology
Southeast Asia
malaria
parasites
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/17/10/11-0355_article

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