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A cohort study of Plasmodium falciparum diversity during the dry season in Ndiop, a Senegalese village with seasonal, mesoendemic malaria.
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene - 1 Jan 2000
Zwetyenga J, Rogier C, Spiegel A, Fontenille D, Trape J F, Mercereau-Puijalon O
Abstract excerpt
Prolonged carriage of Plasmodium falciparum in humans during the dry season is critical for parasite survival, as the infected subjects constitute a major reservoir in the absence of transmission. Yet, very little is known about the host/parasite interactions contributing to parasite persistence. In order to study the characteristics of P. falciparum infections during the dry season, we have genotyped parasites...
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