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The geography of malaria genetics in the Democratic Republic of Congo: A complex and fragmented landscape.
Social science & medicine (1982) - 1 May 2015
Carrel Margaret, Patel Jaymin, Taylor Steve M, Janko Mark, Mwandagalirwa Melchior Kashamuka, Tshefu Antoinette K, Escalante Ananias A, McCollum Andrea, Alam Md Tauqeer, Udhayakumar Venkatachalam, Meshnick Steven, Emch Michael
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Understanding how malaria parasites move between populations is important, particularly given the potential for malaria to be reintroduced into areas where it was previously eliminated. We examine the distribution of malaria genetics across seven sites within the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and two nearby countries, Ghana and Kenya, in order to understand how the relatedness of malaria parasites varies...
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