Plasmodium knowlesi Infection in Humans, Cambodia, 2007–2010

Khim, Nimol; Siv, Sovannaroth; Kim, Saorin; Mueller, Tara; Fleischmann, Erna; Singh, Balbir; Divis, Paul Cliff Simon; Steenkeste, Nicolas; Duval, Linda; Bouchier, Christiane; Duong, Socheat; Ariey, Frederic; Ménard, Didier

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Plasmodium knowlesi Infection in Humans, Cambodia, 2007–2010

Published Date:

Oct 2011

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Emerg Infect Dis. 17(10):1900-1902.

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Khim, Nimol ; Siv, Sovannaroth ; Kim, Saorin ; Mueller, Tara ; Fleischmann, Erna ; ... More ▼

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Two cases of Plasmodium knowlesi infection in humans were identified in Cambodia by 3 molecular detection assays and sequencing. This finding confirms the widespread distribution of P. knowlesi malaria in humans in Southeast Asia. Further wide-scale studies are required to assess the public health relevance of this zoonotic malaria parasite.

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