Incidence of Malaria in the Interior Division of Sabah, Malaysian Borneo, Based on Nested PCR

Introduction . Malaria is currently one of the most prevalent parasite-transmitted diseases caused by parasites of the genus Plasmodium . Misidentification of human malaria parasites especially P. knowlesi based on microscopic examination is very common. The objectives of this paper were to accurately identify the incidence of human malaria parasites in the interior division of Sabah, Malaysian Borneo, based on small subunit ribosomal RNA ( ssrRNA ) and to determine the misidentification rate in human malaria parasites. Methods . Nested PCR was used to detect the presence of human malaria para... Mehr ...