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Genetic diversity of Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium falciparum in Kohat District, Pakistan.
The Brazilian journal of infectious diseases : an official publication of the Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases - 1 Jan 2000
Khatoon Lubna, Khan Inam Ullah, Shah Shahid Ali, Jan Muhammad Ishtiaq, Ullah Farhat, Malik Salman Akbar
Abstract excerpt
Malaria is one of the serious diseases threatening human health in Pakistan and contributes to a large proportion of the total malaria deaths in South Asia. However, little is known about the nature and extent of genetic diversity of the malarial parasites circulating in Pakistan. This study was designed to assess the infection status of Plasmodium and the genetic diversity of Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium...
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