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Human Plasmodium knowlesi infection in Ranong province, southwestern border of Thailand.
Malaria journal - 8 Feb 2012
Sermwittayawong Natthawan, Singh Balbir, Nishibuchi Mitsuaki, Sawangjaroen Nongyao, Vuddhakul Varaporn
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BACKGROUND: Plasmodium knowlesi, a simian malaria parasite, has been reported in humans in many Southeast Asian countries. In Thailand, most of the limited numbers of cases reported so far were from areas near neighbouring countries, including Myanmar. METHODS: Blood samples collected from 171 Thai and 248 Myanmese patients attending a malaria clinic in Ranong province, Thailand, located near the Myanmar border...
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