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Temporal genetic changes in Plasmodium vivax apical membrane antigen 1 over 19 years of transmission in southern Mexico.
Parasites & vectors - 2 May 2017
Flores-Alanis Alejandro, González-Cerón Lilia, Santillán Frida, Ximenez Cecilia, Sandoval Marco A, Cerritos René
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Mexico advanced to the pre-elimination phase in 2009 due to a significant reduction in malaria cases, and since 2000, Plasmodium vivax is the only species transmitted. During the last two decades, malaria transmission has been mostly local and isolated to a few regions. It is important to gain further insights into the impact of control measures on the parasite population structure. Hence, the aim of...
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