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Case report of Plasmodium ovale curtisi malaria in Sri Lanka: relevance for the maintenance of elimination status

BACKGROUND: Following its recent certification as malaria-free, imported infections now pose the greatest threat for maintaining this status in Sri Lanka. Imported infections may also introduce species that are uncommon or not previously endemic to these areas. We highlight in this case report the i...

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Autores principales: Gunawardena, Sharmini, Daniels, Rachel F., Yahathugoda, Thishan C., Weerasooriya, Mirani V., Durfee, Katelyn, Volkman, Sarah K., Wirth, Dyann F., Karunaweera, Nadira D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5404676/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28438137
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-017-2411-z