Plasmodium knowlesi in Human, Indonesian Borneo

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
Subjects:
Plasmodium knowlesi
imported malaria
malaria
human
parasites
Indonesian Borneo
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/16/4/09-1624_article
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spelling doaj-c5ede161f82f4d92b0bb81d8ebeedb712020-11-25T01:11:56ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592010-04-0116467267410.3201/eid1604.091624Plasmodium knowlesi in Human, Indonesian BorneoMelanie FigtreeRogan LeeLisa BainTom KennedySonia MackertichMerrill UrbanQin ChengBernard J. HudsonPlasmodium 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 areas of Southeast Asia.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/16/4/09-1624_articlePlasmodium knowlesiimported malariamalariahumanparasitesIndonesian Borneo
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Rogan Lee
Lisa Bain
Tom Kennedy
Sonia Mackertich
Merrill Urban
Qin Cheng
Bernard J. Hudson
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Rogan Lee
Lisa Bain
Tom Kennedy
Sonia Mackertich
Merrill Urban
Qin Cheng
Bernard J. Hudson
Plasmodium knowlesi in Human, Indonesian Borneo
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Plasmodium knowlesi
imported malaria
malaria
human
parasites
Indonesian Borneo
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Rogan Lee
Lisa Bain
Tom Kennedy
Sonia Mackertich
Merrill Urban
Qin Cheng
Bernard J. Hudson
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title Plasmodium knowlesi in Human, Indonesian Borneo
title_short Plasmodium knowlesi in Human, Indonesian Borneo
title_full Plasmodium knowlesi in Human, Indonesian Borneo
title_fullStr Plasmodium knowlesi in Human, Indonesian Borneo
title_full_unstemmed Plasmodium knowlesi in Human, Indonesian Borneo
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publisher Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
series Emerging Infectious Diseases
issn 1080-6040
1080-6059
publishDate 2010-04-01
description 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 areas of Southeast Asia.
topic Plasmodium knowlesi
imported malaria
malaria
human
parasites
Indonesian Borneo
url https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/16/4/09-1624_article
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