Individual-level factors associated with the risk of acquiring human Plasmodium knowlesi malaria in Malaysia: a case-control study

Background: The emergence of human malaria due to the monkey parasite Plasmodium knowlesi threatens elimination efforts in southeast Asia. Changes in land use are thought to be driving the rise in reported P knowlesi cases, but the role of individual-level factors is unclear. To address this knowled...

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Main Authors: Dr Matthew J Grigg, PhD, Jonathan Cox, PhD, Timothy William, FRCP, Jenarun Jelip, MBBS, Kimberly M Fornace, MSc, Patrick M Brock, PhD, Lorenz von Seidlein, PhD, Bridget E Barber, PhD, Prof Nicholas M Anstey, PhD, Tsin W Yeo, PhD, Prof Christopher J Drakeley, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-06-01
Series:The Lancet Planetary Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2542519617300311