Article
The population structure of Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax during an epidemic of malaria in the Eastern Highlands of Papua New Guinea.
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene - 1 Nov 2002
Mueller Ivo, Kaiok Japalis, Reeder John C, Cortés Alfred
Abstract excerpt
Although most of the Papua New Guinea highlands are too high for stable malaria transmission, local epidemics are a regular feature of the region. Few detailed descriptions of such epidemics are available, however. We describe the investigation of a malaria epidemic in the Obura Valley, Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea. Of the 244 samples examined by microscopy, 6.6% were positive for Plasmodium...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aging
- Animals
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Disease Outbreaks
- Female
- Genetic Variation
- Genotype
- Hemoglobins
- Humans
- Infant
- Malaria, Falciparum
- Malaria, Vivax