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Genetic diversity and population structure of Plasmodium falciparum in Thailand, a low transmission country.
Malaria journal - 14 Jul 2009
Pumpaibool Tepanata, Arnathau Céline, Durand Patrick, Kanchanakhan Naowarat, Siripoon Napaporn, Suegorn Aree, Sitthi-Amorn Chitr, Renaud François, Harnyuttanakorn Pongchai
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BACKGROUND: The population structure of the causative agents of human malaria, Plasmodium sp., including the most serious agent Plasmodium falciparum, depends on the local epidemiological and demographic situations, such as the incidence of infected people, the vector transmission intensity and migration of inhabitants (i.e. exchange between sites). Analysing the structure of P. falciparum populations at a large...
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