Article
Molecular parasitology of malaria in Papua New Guinea.
Trends in parasitology - 1 Jun 2003
Cortés Alfred, Felger Ingrid, Beck Hans-Peter
Abstract excerpt
Research into the molecular biology of infectious diseases is mostly associated with well-developed countries. But in the midst of tropical Papua New Guinea, highly sophisticated molecular research has being conducted over years to understand and fight malaria and other tropical diseases. Here, we review such research carried out at the Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research. This Institute has...
Topics
- Animals
- Evolution, Molecular
- Genetic Variation
- Genotype
- Humans
- Malaria Vaccines
- Malaria, Falciparum
- Molecular Epidemiology
- Mutation
- Papua New Guinea
- Plasmodium falciparum
- Virulence
