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Different prevalences of Plasmodium vivax phenotypes VK210 and VK247 associated with the distribution of Anopheles albimanus and Anopheles pseudopunctipennis in Mexico.
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene - 1 Jan 2000
Rodriguez M H, Gonzalez-Ceron L, Hernandez J E, Nettel J A, Villarreal C, Kain K C, Wirtz R A
Abstract excerpt
The geographic distribution of Plasmodium vivax circumsporozoite protein phenotypes from patient blood used to infect colonized Anopheles albimanus and An. pseudopunctipennis was investigated in southern Mexico. Parasite phenotype types were determined in blood samples by a polymerase chain reaction and oligoprobe hybridization or by immunofluorescent assay of sporozoites. The proportion of infected mosquitoes...
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