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Naturally AcquiredPlasmodium knowlesiMalaria in Human, Thailand

Year: 2004

Type: article

Abstract: We describe a case of naturally acquired infection with Plasmodium knowlesi in Thailand. Diagnosis was confirmed by the small subunit ribosomal RNA and the mitochondrial cytochrome b sequences. The occurrence of simian malaria in human has signified the roles of wild primate populations in disease transmission in some malaria-endemic areas.

Source: Emerging infectious diseases

DOI: 10.3201/eid1012.040293

Authors: Somchai Jongwutiwes, Chaturong Putaporntip, Takuya Iwasaki, Tetsutaro Sata, Hiroji Kanbara

Institutions: Chulalongkorn University, Nagasaki University, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, National Institute of Infectious Diseases

Language: English

Topic: Malaria Research and Control

Subfield: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

Funders: Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Chulalongkorn University, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University