Vythilingam Indra
Environmental Health Institute, National Environment Agency, Singapore.
Trop Biomed. 2010 Apr;27(1):1-12.
Plasmodium knowlesi in humans is life threatening, is on the increase and has been reported from most states in Malaysia. Anopheles latens and Anopheles cracens have been incriminated as vectors. Malaria is now a zoonoses and is occurring in malaria free areas of Malaysia. It is also a threat to eco-tourism. The importance of the vectors and possible control measures is reviewed here.
诺氏疟原虫感染人类会危及生命,其感染率正在上升,马来西亚大多数州都有相关报告。拉氏按蚊和克拉按蚊被认定为传播媒介。疟疾如今成为一种人畜共患病,在马来西亚原本无疟疾的地区也有出现。它对生态旅游也构成威胁。本文将对传播媒介的重要性及可能的控制措施进行综述。