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Genetic diversity among Plasmodium vivax isolates along the Thai-Myanmar border of Thailand.
Malaria journal - 9 Feb 2016
Maneerattanasak Sarunya, Gosi Panita, Krudsood Srivicha, Tongshoob Jarinee, Lanteri Charlotte A, Snounou Georges, Khusmith Srisin
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BACKGROUND: Knowledge of the population genetics and transmission dynamics of Plasmodium vivax is crucial in predicting the emergence of drug resistance, relapse pattern and novel parasite phenotypes, all of which are relevant to the control of vivax infections. The aim of this study was to analyse changes in the genetic diversity of P. vivax genes from field isolates collected at different times along the...
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