Naturally Acquired Plasmodium knowlesi Malaria in Human, Thailand

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 t...

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Autores principales: Jongwutiwes, Somchai, Putaporntip, Chaturong, Iwasaki, Takuya, Sata, Tetsutaro, Kanbara, Hiroji
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2004
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Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3323387/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15663864
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1012.040293
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Sumario: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.

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