Northern Sabah sees surge in ‘monkey malaria’ cases


KOTA KINABALU: A new strain of malaria has been found to be spreading across northern Sabah.

Incidences of infections by the strain – Plasmodium knowlesi – have increased alarmingly over the past decade and it is now the main cause of human malaria in the state.

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