Zoonotic Malaria – Global Overview and Research and Policy Needs
The four main Plasmodium species that cause human malaria, P. falciparum, P. vivax, P. malaria and P. ovale, are transmitted between humans by mosquito vectors belonging to the genus Anopheles. It has recently become evident that P. knowlesi, a parasite that typically infects forest macaque monkeys,...
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| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2014-08-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Public Health |
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| Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpubh.2014.00123/full |