Increasing incidence of Plasmodium knowlesi malaria following control of P. falciparum and P. vivax Malaria in Sabah, Malaysia.

• Main Authors: Timothy William (Author), Hasan A Rahman (Author), Jenarun Jelip (Author), Mohammad Y Ibrahim (Author), Jayaram Menon (Author), Matthew J Grigg (Author), Tsin W Yeo (Author), Nicholas M Anstey (Author), Bridget E Barber (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>The simian parasite Plasmodium knowlesi is a common cause of human malaria in Malaysian Borneo and threatens the prospect of malaria elimination. However, little is known about the emergence of P. knowlesi, particularly in Sabah. We reviewed Sabah Department of Health...