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Population genomics diversity of Plasmodium falciparum in malaria patients attending Okelele Health Centre, Okelele, Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria.
African health sciences - 1 Sept 2016
Kolawole Olatunji Matthew, Mokuolu Olugbenga Ayodeji, Olukosi Yetunde Adeola, Oloyede Tolulope Ololade
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BACKGROUND: Plasmodium falciparum, the most dangerous malaria parasite species to humans remains an important public health concern in Okelele, a rural community in Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria. There is however little information about the genetic diversity of Plasmodium falciparum in Nigeria. OBJECTIVE: To determine the population genomic diversity of Plasmodium falciparum in malaria patients attending Okelele...
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