Article
Genetic diversity and population structure of Plasmodium vivax in Central China.
Malaria journal - 9 Jul 2014
Liu Yaobao, Auburn Sarah, Cao Jun, Trimarsanto Hidayat, Zhou Huayun, Gray Karen-Ann, Clark Taane G, Price Ric N, Cheng Qin, Huang Rui, Gao Qi
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: In Central China the declining incidence of Plasmodium vivax has been interrupted by epidemic expansions and imported cases. The impact of these changes on the local parasite population, and concurrent risks of future resurgence, was assessed. METHODS: Plasmodium vivax isolates collected from Anhui and Jiangsu provinces, Central China between 2007 and 2010 were genotyped using capillary...
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