Differential prevalence of plasmodium infections and cryptic plasmodium knowlesi malaria in humans in Thailand

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 199, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1143-1150

  Putaporntip, Chaturong ^a   Hongsrimuang, Thongchai ^a   Seethamchai, Sunee ^c   Kobasa, Teerayot ^d   Limkittikul, Kriengsak ^b   Cui, Liwang ^e   Jongwutiwes, Somchai ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c NARESUAN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^d MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

^e PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEROZOITE SURFACE PROTEIN 1;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MIXED INFECTION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE INCIDENCE; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM KNOWLESI; PLASMODIUM KNOWLESI INFECTION; PLASMODIUM MALARIAE; PLASMODIUM MALARIAE INFECTION; PLASMODIUM OVALE; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEASONAL VARIATION; THAILAND;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC VARIATION; HUMANS; INFANT; MALARIA; MALE; MEROZOITE SURFACE PROTEIN 1; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; PLASMODIUM KNOWLESI; PREVALENCE; SEASONS; THAILAND; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65649123388     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/597414     Document Type: Article

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