Article
High complexity of Plasmodium vivax infections in Papua New Guinean children.
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene - 1 Sept 2005
Cole-Tobian Jennifer L, Biasor Moses, King Christopher L
Abstract excerpt
Although genetically distinct malaria parasites have been shown to simultaneously infect an individual, the total number of unique parasites has not been systematically studied. We examined multiple clones (8-38) from individual blood samples collected from Papua New Guinean children for polymorphisms in the Plasmodium vivax Duffy binding protein (dbpII) and the merozoite surface protein 3alpha (msp3alpha). We...
Topics
- Adult
- Animals
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Genetic Variation
- Genotype
- Humans
- Malaria, Vivax
- Papua New Guinea
- Plasmodium vivax
- Prevalence
