Plasmodium knowlesi: Finally being recognized

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 199, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1107-1108

  Collins, William E ^a   Barnwell, John W ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANOPHELES; DISEASE CARRIER; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; MALARIA; MONKEY; NONHUMAN; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM KNOWLESI; PLASMODIUM MALARIAE; PLASMODIUM OVALE; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; HUMANS; INSECT VECTORS; MACACA MULATTA; MALARIA; MONKEY DISEASES; PLASMODIUM KNOWLESI; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 65649108964     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/597415     Document Type: Editorial

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