TY - JOUR AU - AbuBakar, Sazaly AU - Teoh, Boon-Teong AU - Sam, Sing-Sin AU - Chang, Li-Yen AU - Johari, Jefree AU - Hooi, Poh-Sim AU - Lakhbeer-Singh, Harvinder-Kaur AU - Italiano, Claire AU - Omar, Sharifah Syed AU - Wong, Kum-Thong AU - Ramli, Norlisah AU - Tan, Chong-Tin T1 - Outbreak of Human Infection with Sarcocystis nesbitti, Malaysia, 2012 T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2013 VL - 19 IS - 12 SP - 1989 SN - 1080-6059 AB - An outbreak of fever associated with myalgia and myositis occurred in 2012 among 89 of 92 college students and teachers who visited Pangkor Island, Malaysia. The Sarcocystis nesbitti 18S rRNA gene and sarcocysts were obtained from muscle tissues of 2 students. Our findings indicate emergence of S. nesbitti infections in humans in Malaysia. KW - Sarcocystis nesbitti KW - parasites KW - protozoa KW - emerging infectious disease KW - human infection KW - fever KW - myalgia KW - myositis KW - Pangkor KW - Malaysia KW - Pangkor Island DO - 10.3201/eid1912.120530 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/19/12/12-0530_article ER - End of Reference