Article
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
Abstract excerpt
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 repor...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Cambodia
- Child, Preschool
- DNA, Protozoan
- Female
- Genetic Variation
- Genome, Protozoan
- Humans
- Madagascar
- Malaria, Vivax
- Male
- Plasmodium vivax
- Sequence Analysis, DNA
- Young Adult