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Variation in Complexity of Infection and Transmission Stability between Neighbouring Populations of Plasmodium vivax in Southern Ethiopia.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
Getachew Sisay, To Sheren, Trimarsanto Hidayat, Thriemer Kamala, Clark Taane G, Petros Beyene, Aseffa Abraham, Price Ric N, Auburn Sarah
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BACKGROUND: P. vivax is an important public health burden in Ethiopia, accounting for almost half of all malaria cases. Owing to heterogeneous transmission across the country, a stronger evidence base on local transmission dynamics is needed to optimise allocation of resources and improve malaria interventions. METHODOLOGY AND PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: In a pilot evaluation of local level P. vivax molecular...
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