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Plasmodium malariae and Plasmodium ovale infections in the China-Myanmar border area.
Malaria journal - 15 Nov 2016
Li Peipei, Zhao Zhenjun, Xing Hua, Li Wenli, Zhu Xiaotong, Cao Yaming, Yang Zhaoqing, Sattabongkot Jetsumon, Yan Guiyun, Fan Qi, Cui Liwang
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The Greater Mekong Subregion is aiming to achieve regional malaria elimination by 2030. Though a shift in malaria parasite species predominance by Plasmodium vivax has been recently documented, the transmission of the two minor Plasmodium species, Plasmodium malariae and Plasmodium ovale spp., is poorly characterized in the region. This study aims to determine the prevalence of these minor species in...
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