Seasonal and Spatial Dynamics of the Primary Vector of Plasmodium knowlesi within a Major Transmission Focus in Sabah, Malaysia

• Main Authors: Wong, M.L., Chua, T.H., Leong, C.S., Khaw, L.T., Fornace, K., Wan Sulaiman, W.Y., William, T., Drakeley, C., Ferguson, H.M., Vythilingam, I.
• Format: Article
• Published: Public Library of Science 2015
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/19450/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004135
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

Background: The simian malaria parasite Plasmodium knowlesi is emerging as a public health problem in Southeast Asia, particularly in Malaysian Borneo where it now accounts for the greatest burden of malaria cases and deaths. Control is hindered by limited understanding of the ecology of potential v...