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Monkey malaria in a European traveler returning from Malaysia.
- Source :
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Emerging infectious diseases [Emerg Infect Dis] 2008 Sep; Vol. 14 (9), pp. 1434-6. - Publication Year :
- 2008
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Abstract
- 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.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1080-6059
- Volume :
- 14
- Issue :
- 9
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Emerging infectious diseases
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 18760013
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1409.080170