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High genetic diversity of Plasmodium vivax on the north coast of Papua New Guinea.
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene - 1 Jul 2013
Arnott Alicia, Barnadas Celine, Senn Nicolas, Siba Peter, Mueller Ivo, Reeder John C, Barry Alyssa E
Abstract excerpt
Despite having the highest Plasmodium vivax burden in the world, molecular epidemiological data from Papua New Guinea (PNG) for this parasite remain limited. To investigate the molecular epidemiology of P. vivax in PNG, 574 isolates collected from four catchment sites in East Sepik (N = 1) and Madang (N = 3) Provinces were genotyped using the markers MS16 and msp1F3. Genetic diversity and prevalence of P. vivax...
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