Abstract
Reports of human infection with Plasmodium knowlesi, a monkey malaria, suggest that it and other nonhuman malaria species may be an emerging health problem. We report the use of a rapid test to supplement microscopic analysis in distinguishing the 5 malaria species that infect humans.
Publication types
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Research Support, N.I.H., Intramural
MeSH terms
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Amino Acid Sequence
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Animals
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Antibodies, Monoclonal / immunology
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Antibodies, Protozoan / immunology
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Antibody Specificity
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Antigens, Protozoan / analysis*
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Antigens, Protozoan / chemistry
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Antigens, Protozoan / genetics
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Antigens, Protozoan / immunology
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Epitopes / analysis
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Epitopes / chemistry
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Epitopes / genetics
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Epitopes / immunology
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Humans
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Immunoassay*
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L-Lactate Dehydrogenase / analysis*
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L-Lactate Dehydrogenase / chemistry
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L-Lactate Dehydrogenase / genetics
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L-Lactate Dehydrogenase / immunology
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Malaria / diagnosis
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Malaria / transmission
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Malaria / veterinary*
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Models, Molecular
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Molecular Sequence Data
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Monkey Diseases / diagnosis*
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Plasmodium knowlesi / enzymology
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Plasmodium knowlesi / immunology
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Plasmodium knowlesi / isolation & purification*
Substances
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Antibodies, Monoclonal
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Antibodies, Protozoan
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Antigens, Protozoan
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Epitopes
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L-Lactate Dehydrogenase