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Dynamics of multiple Plasmodium falciparum infections in infants in a highly endemic area of Tanzania.
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene - 1 Feb 1999
Smith T, Felger I, Kitua A, Tanner M, Beck H P
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The force of infection and recovery rate for malaria in infants in a highly endemic area of Tanzania were analysed using polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism genotyping of the Plasmodium falciparum msp2 locus in 99 paired blood samples. Overall, new genotypes were acquired at a rate of 0.064 per day, and the average duration of infections was estimated to be 23 d. The highest...
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