Details:

Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:
Kantele, Anu; Marti, Hanspeter; Felger, Ingrid; Müller, Dania; Jokiranta, T. Sakari;
Kantele, Anu; Marti, Hanspeter; Felger, Ingrid; Müller, Dania; Jokiranta, T. Sakari; Less -
Description:
In 2007, a Finnish traveler was infected in Peninsular Malaysia with Plasmodium knowlesi, a parasite that usually causes malaria in monkeys. P. knowlesi has established itself as the fifth Plasmodium species that can cause human malaria. The disease is potentially life-threatening in humans; clinicians and laboratory personnel should become more aware of this pathogen in travelers.
Subject:
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Animals
Antimalarials
Communicable Diseases
Dispatch
Doxycycline
Emerging
Finland
Humans
Malaria
Malaysia
Male
Middle Aged
Monkey Diseases
Parasitology
PCR
Plasmodium Knowlesi
Quinine
Travel
Malaria

Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 14(9):1434-1436;
Pubmed ID:
18760013
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC2603100
Document Type:
Journal Article;
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Document Checksum:
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urn:sha256:e725f5c014289805b07b759e0ffaed053afb75651c48bf9c8585ae3d81f1b461
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