Journal article
The 'non-falciparum' malarias: the roles of epidemiology, parasite biology, clinical syndromes, complications and diagnostic rigour in guiding therapeutic strategies.
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Plasmodium vivax, P. ovale, P. malariae and P. falciparum routinely infect humans. The infections caused by these parasites are loosely referred to as vivax (or benign tertian), ovale, malariae (or quartan) and falciparum (or malignant tertian) malaria, respectively. Recently, P. knowlesi, a parasite of macaque monkeys in South-east Asia, has been identified as the cause of uncomplicated and severe human malaria in Malaysian Borneo. The prescription of appropriate therapies for reliably diagn...
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- Publication status:
- Published
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- Journal:
- Annals of tropical medicine and parasitology
- Volume:
- 104
- Issue:
- 4
- Pages:
- 283-301
- Publication date:
- 2010-06-01
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1364-8594
- ISSN:
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0003-4983
- Source identifiers:
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66183
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- English
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- Deposit date:
- 2012-12-19
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- 2010
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