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Complexity and genetic diversity of Plasmodium falciparum infections in young children living in urban areas of Central and West Africa.
Parasitology research - 1 Aug 2003
Issifou Saadou, Rogier Christophe, Adjagba-Olakpo Marius, Chabi-Worou Nicodème, Ntoumi Francine
Abstract excerpt
A site-based characterization of Plasmodium falciparum infections in children living in two malaria hyperendemic urban areas from West and Central Africa was undertaken. A total of 58 and 46 children with either asymptomatic infections or uncomplicated (symptomatic) malaria were recruited in Gabon and Benin, respectively. Parasite density, hematological factors, the genetic diversity of P. falciparum merozoite...
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