Severe malaria - a case of fatal Plasmodium knowlesi infection with post-mortem findings: A case report
Background: Zoonotic malaria caused by Plasmodium knowlesi is an important, but newly recognized, human pathogen. For the first time, post-mortem findings from a fatal case of knowlesi malaria are reported here. Case presentation: A formerly healthy 40 year-old male became symptomatic 10 days after...
Main Authors: | Cox-Singh, J., Hiu, J., Lucas, S.B., Divis, P.C., Zulkarnaen, M., Chandran, P., Wong, K.T., Adem, P., Zaki, S.R., Singh, B., Krishna, S. |
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BioMed Central
2010
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