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Natural transmission of Plasmodium knowlesi to humans by Anopheles latens in Sarawak, Malaysia

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OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1016/j.trstmh.2006.02.006

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malaria; Plasmodium knowlesi; Anopheles latens; Malaysia

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Four species of malaria parasites are known to infect humans. A fifth species, Plasmodium knowlesi, has been reported to infect humans in Malaysian Borneo. Here we report for the first time the incrimination of Anopheles latens as the vector of P knowlesi among humans and monkeys in Sarawak, Malaysia. (C) 2006 Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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