Abstract
The simian malaria parasite Plasmodium knowlesi is transmitted in the forests of Southeast Asia. Symptomatic zoonotic knowlesi malaria in humans is widespread in the region and is associated with a history of spending time in the jungle. However, there are many settings where knowlesi transmission to humans would be expected but is not found. A recent report on the Ra-glai population of southern central Vietnam is taken as an example to help explain why this may be so.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 269 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | Malaria Journal |
| Volume | 8 |
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| Publication status | Published - 26 Nov 2009 |
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