Plasmodium knowlesi in Human, Indonesian Borneo

Plasmodium knowlesi is now established as the fifth Plasmodium species to cause malaria in humans. We describe a case of P. knowlesi infection acquired in Indonesian Borneo that was imported into Australia. Clinicians need to consider this diagnosis in a patient who has acquired malaria in forest ar...

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Main Authors: Melanie Figtree, Rogan Lee, Lisa Bain, Tom Kennedy, Sonia Mackertich, Merrill Urban, Qin Cheng, Bernard J. Hudson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2010-04-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/16/4/09-1624_article