The emerging of the fifth malaria parasite (Plasmodium Knowlesi). A public health concern?

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 299-309

  Sabbatani, Sergio ^a   Fiorino, Sirio ^b   Manfredi, Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b Budrio General Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

Emerging plasmodia; Human health; Malaria parasites; Plasmodium knowlesi; Public health concerns

Indexed keywords

ATOVAQUONE; DOXYCYCLINE; PRIMAQUINE; PROGUANIL; QUININE;

ANOPHELES; ANOPHELES LATENS; ARTICLE; CEBIDAE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FATALITY; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HUMAN; INSECT CONTROL; MACACA; MACACA INUS; MALARIA; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MALAYSIA; MICROSCOPY; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MONKEY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PATHOGENESIS; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM KNOWLESI; PLASMODIUM MALARIAE; PLASMODIUM OVALE; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; SAIMIRI SCIREA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; STRAIN IDENTIFICATION; TRAVEL;

EID: 77957962900     PISSN: 14138670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1413-8670(10)70062-3     Document Type: Article

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