Phylogeographic Evidence for 2 Genetically Distinct Zoonotic Plasmodium knowlesi Parasites, Malaysia

Phylogeographic Evidence for 2 Genetically Distinct Zoonotic Plasmodium knowlesi Parasites, Malaysia

Infections of humans with the zoonotic simian malaria parasite Plasmodium knowlesi occur throughout Southeast Asia, although most cases have occurred in Malaysia, where P. knowlesi is now the dominant malaria species. This apparently skewed distribution prompted an investigation of the phylogeograph...

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Main Authors: Ruhani Yusof, Md Atique Ahmed, Jenarun Jelip, Hie Ung Ngian, Sahlawati Mustakim, Hani Mat Hussin, Mun Yik Fong, Rohela Mahmud, Frankie Anak Thomas Sitam, J. Rovie-Ryan Japning, Georges Snounou, Ananias A. Escalante, Yee Ling Lau
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2016-08-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Cytochrome oxidase 1
simian
human
macaque
parasite
zoonoses
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/22/8/15-1885_article

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https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/22/8/15-1885_article

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