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Limited differentiation among Plasmodium vivax populations from the northwest and to the south Pacific Coast of Colombia: A malaria corridor?
PLoS neglected tropical diseases - 1 Mar 2019
Pacheco M Andreína, Schneider Kristan A, Céspedes Nora, Herrera Sócrates, Arévalo-Herrera Myriam, Escalante Ananias A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Malaria remains endemic in several countries of South America with low to moderate transmission intensity. Regional human migration through underserved endemic areas may be responsible for significant parasite dispersion making the disease resilient to interventions. Thus, the genetic characterization of malarial parasites is an important tool to assess how endemic areas may connect via the movement...
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