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Whole genome sequencing of field isolates provides robust characterization of genetic diversity in Plasmodium vivax.
PLoS neglected tropical diseases - 1 Jan 2012
Chan Ernest R, Menard Didier, David Peter H, Ratsimbasoa Arsène, Kim Saorin, Chim Pheaktra, Do Catherine, Witkowski Benoit, Mercereau-Puijalon Odile, Zimmerman Peter A, Serre David
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BACKGROUND: An estimated 2.85 billion people live at risk of Plasmodium vivax transmission. In endemic countries vivax malaria causes significant morbidity and its mortality is becoming more widely appreciated, drug-resistant strains are increasing in prevalence, and an increasing number of reports indicate that P. vivax is capable of breaking through the Duffy-negative barrier long considered to confer...
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