Abstract
To determine the frequency of co-infections with Plasmodium species in southern Myanmar, we investigated the prevalence of P. knowlesi. More than 20% of patients with malaria had P. knowlesi infection, which occurred predominantly as a co-infection with either P. falciparum or P. vivax.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Animals
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DNA, Protozoan / genetics
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Humans
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Malaria / epidemiology*
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Malaria / parasitology*
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Malaria, Falciparum / epidemiology
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Malaria, Falciparum / parasitology
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Malaria, Vivax / epidemiology
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Malaria, Vivax / parasitology
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Molecular Sequence Data
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Myanmar / epidemiology
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Phylogeny
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Plasmodium knowlesi* / classification
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Plasmodium knowlesi* / genetics
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Plasmodium knowlesi* / isolation & purification
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Polymerase Chain Reaction
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Prevalence
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RNA, Ribosomal, 18S / genetics
Substances
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DNA, Protozoan
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RNA, Ribosomal, 18S
Associated data
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GENBANK/GU816242
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GENBANK/GU816243
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GENBANK/GU816244
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GENBANK/GU816245
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GENBANK/GU816246
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GENBANK/GU816247
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GENBANK/GU816248
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GENBANK/GU816249
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GENBANK/GU816250