Uncovering the transmission dynamics of Plasmodium vivax using population genetics.

doi:10.1179/2047773215Y.0000000012

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Uncovering the transmission dynamics of Plasmodium vivax using population genetics.

Pathogens and global health - 1 May 2015

Barry Alyssa E, Waltmann Andreea, Koepfli Cristian, Barnadas Celine, Mueller Ivo

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Population genetic analysis of malaria parasites has the power to reveal key insights into malaria epidemiology and transmission dynamics with the potential to deliver tools to support control and elimination efforts. Analyses of parasite genetic diversity have suggested that Plasmodium vivax pop...

Topics

Animals
DNA, Protozoan
Genetic Variation
Genotype
Host-Parasite Interactions
Humans
Malaria, Vivax
Microsatellite Repeats
Molecular Epidemiology
Plasmodium vivax
Population Surveillance
Prevalence

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