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Longitudinal analysis of Plasmodium falciparum genetic variation in Turbo, Colombia: implications for malaria control and elimination.
Malaria journal - 22 Sept 2015
Chenet Stella M, Taylor Jesse E, Blair Silvia, Zuluaga Lina, Escalante Ananias A
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BACKGROUND: Malaria programmes estimate changes in prevalence to evaluate their efficacy. In this study, parasite genetic data was used to explore how the demography of the parasite population can inform about the processes driving variation in prevalence. In particular, how changes in treatment and population movement have affected malaria prevalence in an area with seasonal malaria. METHODS: Samples of...
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