Plasmodium knowlesi malaria an emerging public health problem in Hulu Selangor, Selangor, Malaysia (2009–2013): epidemiologic and entomologic analysis

• Main Authors: Vythilingam, I., Lim, Yvonne Ai Lian, Venugopalan, B., Ngui, Romano, Leong, C.S., Wong, M.L., Khaw, L.T., Goh, X.T., Yap, N.J., Wan Yusoff, W.S., Jeffery, J., Zawiah, A.G.C.T., Aszlina, I.N., Sharma, R.S.K., Ling, L.Y., Mahmud, Rohela
• Format: Article
• Published: BMC 2014
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/12098/; http://www.parasitesandvectors.com/content/7/1/436; http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-7-436

Background: While transmission of the human Plasmodium species has declined, a significant increase in Plasmodium knowlesi/Plasmodium malariae cases was reported in Hulu Selangor, Selangor, Malaysia. Thus, a study was undertaken to determine the epidemiology and the vectors involved in the transmis...