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Genetic Diversity of Plasmodium falciparum Populations in Malaria Declining Areas of Sabah, East Malaysia.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2016
Mohd Abd Razak Mohd Ridzuan, Sastu Umi Rubiah, Norahmad Nor Azrina, Abdul-Karim Abass, Muhammad Amirrudin, Muniandy Prem Kumar, Jelip Jenarun, Rundi Christina, Imwong Mallika, Mudin Rose Nani, Abdullah Noor Rain
Abstract excerpt
Malaysia has a national goal to eliminate malaria by 2020. Understanding the genetic diversity of malaria parasites in residual transmission foci can provide invaluable information which may inform the intervention strategies used to reach elimination targets. This study was conducted to determine the genetic diversity level of P. falciparum isolates in malaria residual foci areas of Sabah. Malaria active case...
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