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Alterations in Plasmodium falciparum genetic structure two years after increased malaria control efforts in western Kenya.
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene - 1 Jan 2013
Vardo-Zalik Anne M, Zhou Guofa, Zhong Daibin, Afrane Yaw A, Githeko Andrew K, Yan Guiyun
Abstract excerpt
The impact of malaria intervention measures (insecticide-treated net use and artemisinin combination therapy) on malaria genetics was investigated at two sites in western Kenya: an endemic lowland and an epidemic highland. The genetic structure of the parasite population was assessed by using microsatellites, and the prevalence of drug-resistant mutations was examined by using the polymerase chain...
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