A dual colour fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) assay for identifying the zoonotic malaria parasite Plasmodium knowlesi with a potential application for the specific diagnosis of knowlesi malaria in peripheral-level laboratories of Southeast Asia

A dual colour fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) assay for identifying the zoonotic malaria parasite Plasmodium knowlesi with a potential application for the specific diagnosis of knowlesi malaria in peripheral-level laboratories of Southeast Asia

Abstract Background Plasmodium knowlesi is primarily responsible for zoonotic malaria in several Southeast Asian countries. Precise identification of the parasite in the blood of patients presently relies on an expensive and elaborate PCR procedure because microscopic examination of blood and other...

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Main Authors: Jyotsna Shah, Akhila Poruri, Olivia Mark, Urmila Khadilka, Franziska Mohring, Robert W. Moon, Ranjan Ramasamy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-07-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
DNA probe
Fluorescence in situ hybridization
Malaria diagnosis
Plasmodium knowlesi
Zoonotic malaria
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-017-2273-7

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