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Transmission dynamics of co-endemic Plasmodium vivax and P. falciparum in Ethiopia and prevalence of antimalarial resistant genotypes.
PLoS neglected tropical diseases - 1 Jul 2017
Lo Eugenia, Hemming-Schroeder Elizabeth, Yewhalaw Delenasaw, Nguyen Jennifer, Kebede Estifanos, Zemene Endalew, Getachew Sisay, Tushune Kora, Zhong Daibin, Zhou Guofa, Petros Beyene, Yan Guiyun
Abstract excerpt
Ethiopia is one of the few African countries where Plasmodium vivax is co-endemic with P. falciparum. Malaria transmission is seasonal and transmission intensity varies mainly by landscape and climate. Although the recent emergence of drug resistant parasites presents a major issue to malaria control in Ethiopia, little is known about the transmission pathways of parasite species and prevalence of resistant...
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