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Knowlesi malaria in Vietnam
oleh: Cox-Singh Janet
Format: | Article |
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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>