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Plasmodium falciparum merozoite surface protein 1 block 2 gene polymorphism in field isolates along the slope of mount Cameroon: a cross - sectional study.
BMC infectious diseases - 5 Aug 2015
Apinjoh Tobias O, Tata Rolland B, Anchang-Kimbi Judith K, Chi Hanesh F, Fon Eleanor M, Mugri Regina N, Tangoh Delphine A, Nyingchu Robert V, Ghogomu Stephen M, Nkuo-Akenji Theresa, Achidi Eric A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Malaria remains a major global health burden despite the intensification of control efforts, due partly to the lack of an effective vaccine. Information on genetic diversity in natural parasite populations constitutes a major impediment to vaccine development efforts and is limited in some endemic settings. The present study characterized diversity by investigating msp1 block 2 polymorphisms and the...
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