Estimating Geographical Variation in the Risk of Zoonotic Plasmodium knowlesi Infection in Countries Eliminating Malaria

Plasmodium knowlesi is a malaria parasite found in wild monkey populations and transmitted from this animal reservoir to humans via infected mosquitoes. It causes severe and fatal disease in humans, and is the most common cause of malaria in parts of Malaysia. The geographical distribution of thi...

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Main Authors: Shearer, Freya M., Zhi, Huang, Weiss, Daniel J., Wiebe, Antoinette, Gibson, Harry S., Battle, Katherine E., Pigott, David M., Brady, Oliver J., Chaturong, Putaporntip, Somchai, Jongwutiwe, Yee, Ling Lau, Magnus, Manske, Roberto, Amato, Iqbal, R., F., Elyazar, Indra, Vythilingam, Samir, Bhatt, Gething, Peter W., Balbir, Singh, Nick, Golding, Hay, Simon I., Moyes, Catherine L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PLOS 2016
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Online Access:http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/12860/
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