Knowlesi malaria in Vietnam

oleh: Cox-Singh Janet

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: BMC 2009-11-01

Deskripsi

<p>Abstract</p> <p>The simian malaria parasite <it>Plasmodium knowlesi </it>is transmitted in the forests of Southeast Asia. Symptomatic zoonotic knowlesi malaria in humans is widespread in the region and is associated with a history of spending time in the jungle. However, there are many settings where knowlesi transmission to humans would be expected but is not found. A recent report on the Ra-glai population of southern central Vietnam is taken as an example to help explain why this may be so.</p>