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Diversity of Plasmodium falciparum clones infecting children living in a holoendemic area in north-eastern Tanzania.
Acta tropica - 1 Nov 2002
Magesa S M, Mdira K Y, Babiker H A, Alifrangis M, Färnert A, Simonsen P E, Bygbjerg I C, Walliker D, Jakobsen P H
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The diversity of Plasmodium falciparum clones and their role in progression from asymptomatic to symptomatic condition in children have been investigated. Attempts to identify whether particular parasite genotypes were associated with the development of clinical symptoms have been made. A cohort of 34 initially asymptomatic parasitaemic children aged 1-5 years were followed daily for 31 days. Clinical...
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