Changing epidemiology of malaria in Sabah, Malaysia: Increasing incidence of Plasmodium knowlesi

Malaria Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  William, Timothy ^a,b   Jelip, Jenarun ^c   Menon, Jayaram ^a   Anderios, Fread ^d   Mohammad, Rashidah ^d   Awang Mohammad, Tajul A ^d   Grigg, Matthew J ^b   Yeo, Tsin W ^b,e   Anstey, Nicholas M ^b,f   Barber, Bridget E ^b  

^a Queen Elizabeth Hospital   (Malaysia)

^b MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

^c Sabah Department of Health   (Malaysia)

^d Sabah State Public Health Laboratory   (Malaysia)

^e NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^f ROYAL DARWIN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Malaria; Plasmodium knowlesi

Indexed keywords

RAIN;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; DEATH; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAYSIA; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MORBIDITY; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM KNOWLESI; PLASMODIUM KNOWLESI MALARIA; PLASMODIUM MALARIAE; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEX RATIO; ADOLESCENT; AGED; CHILD; GENETICS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALARIA; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; PARASITOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEASON; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALARIA; MALAYSIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLASMODIUM KNOWLESI; PLASMODIUM MALARIAE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEASONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84908092609     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-13-390     Document Type: Article

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