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Plasmodium falciparum: genetic diversity and complexity of infections in an isolated village in western Thailand.
Parasitology international - 1 Jun 2015
Tanabe Kazuyuki, Zollner Gabriela, Vaughan Jefferson A, Sattabongkot Jetsumon, Khuntirat Benjawan, Honma Hajime, Mita Toshihiro, Tsuboi Takafumi, Coleman Russell
Abstract excerpt
Genetic diversity of Plasmodium falciparum is intimately associated with morbidity, mortality and malaria control strategies. It is therefore imperative to study genetic makeup and population structure of this parasite in endemic areas. In Kong Mong Tha, an isolated village in western Thailand, the majority of P. falciparum infections are asymptomatic. In this study we investigated complexity of infections and...
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