Human Infections with Plasmodium knowlesi, the Philippines.
Jennifer
Luchavez
;
Fe
Espino
;
Peter
Curameng
;
Ronald
Espina
;
David
Bell
;
Peter
Chiodini
;
Debbie
Nolder
;
Colin
Sutherland
;
Kim-Sung
Lee
;
Balbir
Singh
;
(2008)
Human Infections with Plasmodium knowlesi, the Philippines.
Emerging infectious diseases, 14 (5).
pp. 811-813.
ISSN 1080-6040
DOI: 10.3201/eid1405.071407
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.
Item Type | Article |
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ISI | 255508300020 |
Date Deposited | 03 Jun 2013 11:27 |
Explore Further
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2600254 (OA Location)
- 10.3201/eid1405.071407 (DOI)
- 18439369 (PubMed)
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5637-7785
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1592-6407