Geographic and ethnic distribution of P knowlesi infection in Sabah, Malaysia

International Journal of Collaborative Research on Internal Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 391-400

  Naing, Daw Khin Saw ^a   Anderios, Fread ^b   Lin, Zaw ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA SABAH   (Malaysia)

^b Kota Kinabalu Public Health Laboratory   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Malaria; Monkey; P knowlesi; PCR; Sabah

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUNSUN; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; KUDAT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MALAYSIA; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MIXED INFECTION; MURUT; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PLASMODIUM KNOWLESI; PLASMODIUM KNOWLESI INFECTION; PLASMODIUM MALARIAE INFECTION; PLASMODIUM VIVAX MALARIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; RUNGUS; SYMPTOM; ZOONOSIS;

EID: 79958267091     PISSN: 18404529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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