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Genetic analysis of Plasmodium falciparum infections on the north-western border of Thailand.
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene - 1 Jan 2000
Paul R E, Brockman A, Price R N, Luxemburger C, White N J, Looareesuwan S, Nosten F, Day K P
Abstract excerpt
Genetic characterization of Plasmodium falciparum infections in north-western Thailand, a region of low transmission intensity (1 infection/person each year), has found a comparable number of parasite genotypes per infected person to regions with hyperendemic malaria. Clone multiplicity and parasite diversity were found to be homogeneous across 129 infected individuals comprising a range of age-groups (1.32...
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