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A study on relapse/re-infection rate of Plasmodium vivax malaria and identification of the predominant genotypes of P. vivax in two endemic districts of Nepal.
Malaria journal - 16 Sept 2013
Manandhar Sulochana, Bhusal Chop L, Ghimire Umesh, Singh Shankar P, Karmacharya Dibesh B, Dixit Sameer M
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BACKGROUND: Malaria is a major public health problem in Nepal inflicted primarily by the parasite Plasmodium vivax, - the only species responsible for relapse cases in Nepal. Knowledge on its relapse rate is important for successful malaria control, but is lacking in Nepal. The information on circulating predominant genotypes of P. vivax is equally relevant for high endemic districts of Nepal to understand the...
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