Human infection with Plasmodium knowlesi on the Laos-Vietnam border

Human infection with Plasmodium knowlesi on the Laos-Vietnam border

Abstract Background Border malaria in the Greater Mekong region of Southeast Asia poses a serious threat to the health of the ethnic minority populations of the region. Traditionally thought to be caused primarily by the malaria parasites Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax, recently a zoonot...

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Main Authors: Tiengkham Pongvongsa, Richard Culleton, Hoang Ha, Le Thanh, Panom Phongmany, Ron P. Marchand, Satoru Kawai, Kazuhiko Moji, Shusuke Nakazawa, Yoshimasa Maeno
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-09-01
Series:Tropical Medicine and Health
Subjects:
Plasmodium knowlesi
Border malaria
Laos
Vietnam
Greater Mekong region
Forest
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41182-018-0116-7

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