Naturally Acquired Human Plasmodium knowlesi Infection, Singapore

We report a case of naturally acquired Plasmodium knowlesi in Singapore, a malaria-free country. Diagnosis was confirmed by PCR with validated species-specific primers. In industrialized countries, free-ranging primates are a potential source of P. knowlesi human infection. P. knowlesi infection is...

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Autores principales: Ng, Oon Tek, Ooi, Eng Eong, Lee, Cheng Chuan, Lee, Piao Jarrod, Ng, Lee Ching, Pei, Sze Wong, Tu, Tian Ming, Loh, Jin Phang, Leo, Yee Sin
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2600232/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18439370
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1405.070863
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author Ng, Oon Tek
Ooi, Eng Eong
Lee, Cheng Chuan
Lee, Piao Jarrod
Ng, Lee Ching
Pei, Sze Wong
Tu, Tian Ming
Loh, Jin Phang
Leo, Yee Sin
author_facet Ng, Oon Tek
Ooi, Eng Eong
Lee, Cheng Chuan
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description We report a case of naturally acquired Plasmodium knowlesi in Singapore, a malaria-free country. Diagnosis was confirmed by PCR with validated species-specific primers. In industrialized countries, free-ranging primates are a potential source of P. knowlesi human infection. P. knowlesi infection is a differential diagnosis of febrile illness acquired in Singapore.
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spelling pubmed-26002322009-01-13 Naturally Acquired Human Plasmodium knowlesi Infection, Singapore Ng, Oon Tek Ooi, Eng Eong Lee, Cheng Chuan Lee, Piao Jarrod Ng, Lee Ching Pei, Sze Wong Tu, Tian Ming Loh, Jin Phang Leo, Yee Sin Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch We report a case of naturally acquired Plasmodium knowlesi in Singapore, a malaria-free country. Diagnosis was confirmed by PCR with validated species-specific primers. In industrialized countries, free-ranging primates are a potential source of P. knowlesi human infection. P. knowlesi infection is a differential diagnosis of febrile illness acquired in Singapore. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2008-05 /pmc/articles/PMC2600232/ /pubmed/18439370 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1405.070863 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
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Ng, Oon Tek
Ooi, Eng Eong
Lee, Cheng Chuan
Lee, Piao Jarrod
Ng, Lee Ching
Pei, Sze Wong
Tu, Tian Ming
Loh, Jin Phang
Leo, Yee Sin
Naturally Acquired Human Plasmodium knowlesi Infection, Singapore
title Naturally Acquired Human Plasmodium knowlesi Infection, Singapore
title_full Naturally Acquired Human Plasmodium knowlesi Infection, Singapore
title_fullStr Naturally Acquired Human Plasmodium knowlesi Infection, Singapore
title_full_unstemmed Naturally Acquired Human Plasmodium knowlesi Infection, Singapore
title_short Naturally Acquired Human Plasmodium knowlesi Infection, Singapore
title_sort naturally acquired human plasmodium knowlesi infection, singapore
topic Dispatch
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2600232/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18439370
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1405.070863
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