Natural Human Infections with Plasmodium cynomolgi,P. inui,and 4 other Simian Malaria Parasites,Malaysia |
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| Authors: | Nan Jiun Yap Hanisah Hossain Thamayanthi Nada-Raja Romano Ngui Azdayanti Muslim Boon-Peng Hoh Loke Tim Khaw Khamisah Abdul Kadir Paul Cliff Simon Divis Indra Vythilingam Balbir Singh Yvonne Ai-Lian Lim |
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| Affiliation: | Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (N.J. Yap, R. Ngui, A. Muslim, I. Vythilingam, Y.A.-L. Lim);Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Kota Samarahan, Sarawak, Malaysia (H. Hossain, T. Nada-Raja, K.A. Kadir, P.C.S. Divis, B. Singh);Universiti Teknologi MARA (Sungai Buloh Campus), Selangor, Malaysia (A. Muslim);UCSI University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (B.-P. Hoh);International Medical University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (L.T. Khaw) |
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| Abstract: | We detected the simian malaria parasites Plasmodium knowlesi, P. cynomolgi, P. inui, P. coatneyi, P. inui–like, and P. simiovale among forest fringe–living indigenous communities from various locations in Malaysia. Our findings underscore the importance of using molecular tools to identify newly emergent malaria parasites in humans. |
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| Keywords: | Plasmodium simian malaria zoonoses parasites Malaysia Plasmodium cynomolgi Plasmodium inui |
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