| haemosporidian infections in captive exotic glossy starling lamprotornis chalybaeus in hong kong. | a greater blue-eared glossy starling lamprotornis chalybaeus ehrenburg from a large flight aviary in hong kong was found on post mortem to be infected with plasmodium octamerium manwell, 1968, plasmodium cf. relictum (grassi et feletti, 1891) and haemoproteus cf. pastoris mello, 1935. descriptions of their morphology are provided as none of the examined parasites fully concord with their type (or neotype) material descriptions. plasmodium octamerium has been recorded in avian hosts from geograph ... | 2008 | 18578162 |
| the malaria threat to the army in hong kong. | changes in mosquito ecology and active anti-vector measures abolished endemic malaria transmission in hong kong by 1969. unfortunately, endemic transmission of p. vivax reappeared in 1977. the threat posed to the british army in hong kong however, appears to be small (5 cases since 1983), and restricted to areas close to the border with the peoples republic of china. malaria biology and protective measures are discussed. | 1986 | 3537283 |
| endemic malaria in hong kong. | | 1986 | 2872446 |
| polyresistant malaria in gurkha soldiers returning from papua new guinea: treatment and prevention. | two company strength exercises to papua new guinea produced 21 malaria casualties of whom 16 had potentially fatal falciparum infections. the chemotherapy and prevention of polyresistant malaria from papua new guinea and the threat posed to the hong kong environment regarding malaria re-introduction are discussed. | 1986 | 3517314 |