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Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:
AbuBakar, Sazaly ; Teoh, Boon-Teong ; Sam, Sing-Sin ; Chang, Li-Yen ; Johari, Jefree ; ... More +
AbuBakar, Sazaly ; Teoh, Boon-Teong ; Sam, Sing-Sin ; Chang, Li-Yen ; Johari, Jefree ; Hooi, Poh-Sim ; Lakhbeer-Singh, Harvinder-Kaur ; Italiano, Claire M. ; Omar, Sharifah F. Syed ; Wong, Kum-Thong ; Ramli, Norlisah ; Tan, Chong-Tin ; Less -
Description:
An outbreak of fever associated with myalgia and myositis occurred in 2012 among 89 of 92 college students and teachers who visited Pangkor Island, Malaysia. The Sarcocystis nesbitti 18S rRNA gene and sarcocysts were obtained from muscle tissues of 2 students. Our findings indicate emergence of S. nesbitti infections in humans in Malaysia.
Subject:
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Dispatch
Emerging Infectious Disease
Fever
Human Infection
Malaysia
Myalgia
Myositis
Pangkor Island
Parasites
Protozoa
Sarcocystis Nesbitti

Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 19(12):1989-1991. ;
Document Type:
Journal Article ;
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
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