Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3423815 | Trends in Parasitology | 2009 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Four human deaths caused by Plasmodium knowlesi, a simian malaria species, are stimulating a surge of public health interest and clinical vigilance in vulnerable areas of Southeast Asia. We, and other colleagues, emphasize that these cases, identified in Malaysia, are a clear warning that health facilities and clinicians must rethink the diagnosis and treatment of malaria cases presumed to be caused by a less virulent human malaria species, Plasmodium malariae.
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Authors
Mary R. Galinski, John W. Barnwell,