Human medical view on zoonotic parasites

Antti Lavikainen

doi:10.1186/1751-0147-52-s1-s4

Abstract

Human medical view on zoonotic parasites

Highlights

The most significant genus of human parasites is Plasmodium. It is the causative agent of malaria, a severe tropical protozoan disease, which kills globally more than one million people every year [3]
In 2007, P. knowlesii infection was diagnosed in Finland in a tourist who had traveled in Malay Peninsula [4]
The parasite was eradicated from the reindeer-dog cycle, and endemic human cases have not been diagnosed for several decades

Summary

Introduction

The most significant genus of human parasites is Plasmodium. It is the causative agent of malaria, a severe tropical protozoan disease, which kills globally more than one million people every year [3]. In Finland, about twenty cases of malaria are diagnosed annually [4]. In 2007, P. knowlesii infection was diagnosed in Finland in a tourist who had traveled in Malay Peninsula [4].

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