Journal article
Malaria zoonoses.
- Abstract:
-
The genus Plasmodium includes many species that naturally cause malaria among apes and monkeys. The 2004 discovery of people infected by Plasmodium knowlesi in Malaysian Borneo alerted to the potential for non-human species of plasmodia to cause human morbidity and mortality. Subsequent work revealed what appears to be a surprisingly high risk of infection and relatively severe disease, including among travelers to Southeast Asia. The biology and medicine of this zoonosis is reviewed here, al...
Expand abstract
- Publication status:
- Published
Actions
Authors
Bibliographic Details
- Journal:
- Travel medicine and infectious disease
- Volume:
- 7
- Issue:
- 5
- Pages:
- 269-277
- Publication date:
- 2009-09-01
- DOI:
- EISSN:
-
1873-0442
- ISSN:
-
1477-8939
Item Description
- Language:
- English
- Keywords:
- Pubs id:
-
pubs:34883
- UUID:
-
uuid:69fc8592-3018-4922-87ea-e32b369b256f
- Local pid:
- pubs:34883
- Source identifiers:
-
34883
- Deposit date:
- 2012-12-19
Terms of use
- Copyright date:
- 2009
Metrics
If you are the owner of this record, you can report an update to it here: Report update to this record