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Molecular epidemiology of Plasmodium vivax in the State of Amazonas, Brazil.
Acta tropica - 1 Apr 2007
Santos-Ciminera Patricia D, Alecrim Maria das Graças C, Roberts Donald R, Quinnan Gerald V
Abstract excerpt
Over the past 2 decades, the Amazon region of Brazil has experienced reemergence of Plasmodium vivax malaria, with reported occurrence of severe disease. The frequency and manifestations of this severe disease are unlike previous clinical experience. The hypothesis has been raised that the occurrence of severe disease may relate to the emergence of a variant form of the parasite. To test this hypothesis, we...
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