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Genetic diversity and population structure of Plasmodium falciparum in the Philippines.
Malaria journal - 8 May 2009
Iwagami Moritoshi, Rivera Pilarita T, Villacorte Elena A, Escueta Aleyla D, Hatabu Toshimitsu, Kawazu Shin-ichiro, Hayakawa Toshiyuki, Tanabe Kazuyuki, Kano Shigeyuki
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: In the Philippines, malaria morbidity and mortality have decreased since the 1990s by effective malaria control. Several epidemiological surveys have been performed in the country, but the characteristics of the Plasmodium falciparum populations are not yet fully understood. In this study, the genetic structure of P. falciparum populations in the Philippines was examined. METHODS: Population genetic...
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