Estimating Geographical Variation in the Risk of Zoonotic Plasmodium knowlesi Infection in Countries Eliminating Malaria

• Main Authors: Shearer, Freya M., Zhi, Huang, Weiss, Daniel J., Wiebe, Antoinette, Gibson, Harry S., Battle, Katherine E., Pigott, David M., Brady, Oliver J., Chaturong, Putaporntip, Somchai, Jongwutiwe, Yee, Ling Lau, Magnus, Manske, Roberto, Amato, Iqbal, R., F., Elyazar, Indra, Vythilingam, Samir, Bhatt, Gething, Peter W., Balbir, Singh, Nick, Golding, Hay, Simon I., Moyes, Catherine L.
• Format: E-Article
• Language: English
• Published: PLOS 2016
• Subjects: R Medicine (General)
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/12860/1/Estimating%20Geographical%20Variation%20in%20the%20Risk%20of%20Zoonotic%20%28abstract%29.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/12860/; https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84988807873&partnerID=40&md5=f4c2fdbbdc0a43cfc12557945a1e0b2d

Plasmodium knowlesi is a malaria parasite found in wild monkey populations and transmitted from this animal reservoir to humans via infected mosquitoes. It causes severe and fatal disease in humans, and is the most common cause of malaria in parts of Malaysia. The geographical distribution of thi...