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Relapses of<i>Plasmodium vivax</i>Infection Result from Clonal Hypnozoites Activated at Predetermined Intervals
3 Mar 2007
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Plasmodium vivax infections are characterized by varying numbers of relapses occurring at different intervals as a result of activation of liver-stage hypnozoites. Parasite or host factors that determine the number and timing of relapses are unclear. In the present article, we report the analysis of relapse patterns and molecular characterization of parasites collected from Australian soldiers experiencing...
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