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Distinct parasite populations infect individuals identified through passive and active case detection in a region of declining malaria transmission in southern Zambia.
Malaria journal - 19 Apr 2017
Searle Kelly M, Katowa Ben, Kobayashi Tamaki, Siame Mwiche N S, Mharakurwa Sungano, Carpi Giovanna, Norris Douglas E, Stevenson Jennifer C, Thuma Philip E, Moss William J
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BACKGROUND: Substantial reductions in the burden of malaria have been documented in parts of sub-Saharan Africa, with elimination strategies and goals being formulated in some regions. Within this context, understanding the epidemiology of low-level malaria transmission is crucial to achieving and sustaining elimination. A 24 single-nucleotide-polymorphism Plasmodium falciparum molecular barcode was used to...
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