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Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax infections in the Peruvian Amazon: propagation of complex, multiple allele-type infections without super-infection.
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene - 1 Dec 2009
Sutton Patrick L, Neyra Victor, Hernandez Jean N, Branch Oralee H
Abstract excerpt
Outcrossing potential between Plasmodium parasites is defined by the population-level diversity (PLD) and complexity of infection (COI). There have been few studies of PLD and COI in low transmission regions. Since the 1995-1998 Peruvian Amazon epidemic, there has been sustained transmission with < 0.5 P. falciparum and < 1.6 P. vivax infections/person/year. Using weekly active case detection, we described PLD by...
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