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A Naturally Acquired Quotidian-Type Malaria in Man Transferable to Monkeys

W Chin, Peter G. Contacos, G. Robert Coatney, Harry R. Kimball

Science · 1965 · 292 citations · 6 references

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Abstract

A quotidian-type parasite, Plasmodium knowlesi, has been found as a ndtural infection in man. The infection was acquired by a white male during a short visit to peninsular Malaysia. This occurrence constitutes the first proof that simian malaria is a true zoonosis.

References

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<i>Vivax</i> -Type Malaria Parasite of Macaques Transmissible to Man

Don E. Eyles, G. Robert Coatney, Morton E. Getz · Science · 1960 · 111 citations

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Transmission of the M Strain of Plasmodium cynomolgi to Man

G. Robert Coatney, Harvey A. Elder, Peter G. Contacos et al. · American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene · 1961 · 68 citations

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The Transmission of Plasmodium cynomolgi to Man

L. H. Schmidt, Robert D. Greenland, Clara S. Genther · American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene · 1961 · 60 citations

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Quartan-Type Malaria Parasite of New World Monkeys Transmissible to Man

Peter G. Contacos, Joseph S. Lunn, G. Robert Coatney et al. · Science · 1963 · 59 citations

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Man to Man Transfer of Two Strains of Plasmodium Cynomolgi by Mosquito Bite

Peter G. Contacos, Harvey A. Elder, G. Robert Coatney et al. · American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene · 1962 · 41 citations

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