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Multilocus genotyping reveals high heterogeneity and strong local population structure of the Plasmodium vivax population in the Peruvian Amazon.
Malaria journal - 3 Jun 2010
Van den Eede Peter, Van der Auwera Gert, Delgado Christopher, Huyse Tine, Soto-Calle Veronica E, Gamboa Dionicia, Grande Tanilu, Rodriguez Hugo, Llanos Alejandro, Anné Jozef, Erhart Annette, D'Alessandro Umberto
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Peru is one of the Latin American countries with the highest malaria burden, mainly due to Plasmodium vivax infections. However, little is known about P. vivax transmission dynamics in the Peruvian Amazon, where most malaria cases occur. The genetic diversity and population structure of P. vivax isolates collected in different communities around Iquitos city, the capital of the Peruvian Amazon, was...
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