Defining the ecological and evolutionary drivers of Plasmodium knowlesi transmission within a multi-scale framework

Defining the ecological and evolutionary drivers of Plasmodium knowlesi transmission within a multi-scale framework

Abstract Plasmodium knowlesi is a zoonotic malaria parasite normally residing in long-tailed and pig-tailed macaques (Macaca fascicularis and Macaca nemestrina, respectively) found throughout Southeast Asia. Recently, knowlesi malaria has become the predominant malaria affecting humans in Malaysian...

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Main Authors: Gael Davidson, Tock H. Chua, Angus Cook, Peter Speldewinde, Philip Weinstein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-03-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
Malaria
Zoonotic
Plasmodium knowlesi
Anthropogenic land use change
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-019-2693-2

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