Human Infections with Plasmodium knowlesi, the Philippines

Five human cases of infection with the simian malaria parasite Plasmodium knowlesi from Palawan, the Philippines, were confirmed by nested PCR. This study suggests that this zoonotic infection is found across a relatively wide area in Palawan and documents autochthonous cases in the country.

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Autores principales: Luchavez, Jennifer, Espino, Fe, Curameng, Peter, Espina, Ronald, Bell, David, Chiodini, Peter, Nolder, Debbie, Sutherland, Colin, Lee, Kim-Sung, Singh, Balbir
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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/PMC2600254/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18439369
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1405.071407
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author Luchavez, Jennifer
Espino, Fe
Curameng, Peter
Espina, Ronald
Bell, David
Chiodini, Peter
Nolder, Debbie
Sutherland, Colin
Lee, Kim-Sung
Singh, Balbir
author_facet Luchavez, Jennifer
Espino, Fe
Curameng, Peter
Espina, Ronald
Bell, David
Chiodini, Peter
Nolder, Debbie
Sutherland, Colin
Lee, Kim-Sung
Singh, Balbir
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description Five human cases of infection with the simian malaria parasite Plasmodium knowlesi from Palawan, the Philippines, were confirmed by nested PCR. This study suggests that this zoonotic infection is found across a relatively wide area in Palawan and documents autochthonous cases in the country.
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spelling pubmed-26002542009-01-13 Human Infections with Plasmodium knowlesi, the Philippines Luchavez, Jennifer Espino, Fe Curameng, Peter Espina, Ronald Bell, David Chiodini, Peter Nolder, Debbie Sutherland, Colin Lee, Kim-Sung Singh, Balbir Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch Five human cases of infection with the simian malaria parasite Plasmodium knowlesi from Palawan, the Philippines, were confirmed by nested PCR. This study suggests that this zoonotic infection is found across a relatively wide area in Palawan and documents autochthonous cases in the country. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2008-05 /pmc/articles/PMC2600254/ /pubmed/18439369 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1405.071407 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.
spellingShingle Dispatch
Luchavez, Jennifer
Espino, Fe
Curameng, Peter
Espina, Ronald
Bell, David
Chiodini, Peter
Nolder, Debbie
Sutherland, Colin
Lee, Kim-Sung
Singh, Balbir
Human Infections with Plasmodium knowlesi, the Philippines
title Human Infections with Plasmodium knowlesi, the Philippines
title_full Human Infections with Plasmodium knowlesi, the Philippines
title_fullStr Human Infections with Plasmodium knowlesi, the Philippines
title_full_unstemmed Human Infections with Plasmodium knowlesi, the Philippines
title_short Human Infections with Plasmodium knowlesi, the Philippines
title_sort human infections with plasmodium knowlesi, the philippines
topic Dispatch
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2600254/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18439369
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1405.071407
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