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Genetic evidence that the Makira region in northeastern Madagascar is a hotspot of malaria transmission.
Malaria journal - 20 Dec 2016
Rice Benjamin L, Golden Christopher D, Anjaranirina Evelin Jean Gasta, Botelho Carolina Mastella, Volkman Sarah K, Hartl Daniel L
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BACKGROUND: Encouraging advances in the control of Plasmodium falciparum malaria have been observed across much of Africa in the past decade. However, regions of high relative prevalence and transmission that remain unaddressed or unrecognized provide a threat to this progress. Difficulties in identifying such localized hotspots include inadequate surveillance, especially in remote regions, and the cost and labor...
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