Natural human infections with plasmodium cynomolgi and other malaria species in an elimination setting in Sabah, Malaysia

• Main Authors: Lynn Grignard, Sonal Shah, Chua, Tock Hing, Timothy William, Chris J. Drakeley, Kimberly M. Fornace
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Oxford University Press 2019
• Subjects: RC109-216 Infectious and parasitic diseases
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/33418/1/Natural%20human%20infections%20with%20plasmodium%20cynomolgi%20and%20other%20malaria%20species%20in%20an%20elimination%20setting%20in%20Sabah%2C%20Malaysia.ABSTRACT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/33418/2/Natural%20human%20infections%20with%20plasmodium%20cynomolgi%20and%20other%20malaria%20species%20in%20an%20elimination%20setting%20in%20Sabah%2C%20Malaysia.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/33418/; https://academic.oup.com/jid/article/220/12/1946/5550405; https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiz397

To determine the presence and species composition of malaria infections, we screened a subset of samples collected during a cross-sectional survey in Northern Sabah, Malaysia using highly sensitive molecular techniques. Results identified 54 asymptomatic submicroscopic malaria infections, including...