Phylogeographic Evidence for 2 Genetically Distinct ZoonoticPlasmodium knowlesiParasites, Malaysia

Infections of humans with the zoonotic simian malaria parasite Plasmodium knowlesi occur throughout Southeast Asia, although most cases have occurred in Malaysia, where P. knowlesi is now the dominant malaria species. This apparently skewed distribution prompted an investigation of the phylogeograph...

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Main Authors: Yusof, R., Ahmed, M.A., Jelip, J., Ngian, H.U., Mustakim, S., Hussin, H.M., Fong, M.Y., Mahmud, R., Sitam, F.A.T., Japning, J.R.R., Snounou, G., Escalante, A.A., Lau, Y.L.
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Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2016
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Online Access:http://eprints.um.edu.my/18739/
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2208.151885
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