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Genetic structure of Plasmodium falciparum populations across the Honduras-Nicaragua border.
Malaria journal - 4 Oct 2013
Larrañaga Nerea, Mejía Rosa E, Hormaza José I, Montoya Alberto, Soto Aida, Fontecha Gustavo A
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BACKGROUND: The Caribbean coast of Central America remains an area of malaria transmission caused by Plasmodium falciparum despite the fact that morbidity has been reduced in recent years. Parasite populations in that region show interesting characteristics such as chloroquine susceptibility and low mortality rates. Genetic structure and diversity of P. falciparum populations in the Honduras-Nicaragua border were...
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