Short report: Sarcocystis nesbitti infection in human skeletal muscle: Possible transmission from snakes

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 361-364

  Lau, Yee Ling ^a   Chang, Phooi Yee ^a   Tan, Chong Tin ^a   Fong, Mun Yik ^a   Mahmud, Rohela ^a   Wong, Kum Thong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA 18S; PROTOZOAL DNA; RNA 18S;

ACUTE MUSCULAR SARCOCYSTOSIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD CHEMISTRY; CASE REPORT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CYST (RESTING STAGE); DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DNA SEQUENCE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FECES; FEVER; HEADACHE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HUMAN; MALAYSIA; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MUSCLE DISEASE; MYALGIA; NAJA NAJA; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SARCOCYSTIS; SARCOCYSTIS NESBITTI; SARCOCYSTOSIS; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SNAKE; SYMPTOM; TISSUE SECTION; ANIMAL; GENETICS; PARASITOLOGY;

ANIMALS; DNA, PROTOZOAN; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 18S; SARCOCYSTIS; SARCOCYSTOSIS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SNAKES;

EID: 84893475260     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.12-0678     Document Type: Article

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