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Microsatellite analysis reveals connectivity among geographically distant transmission zones of Plasmodium vivax in the Peruvian Amazon: A critical barrier to regional malaria elimination.
PLoS neglected tropical diseases - 1 Nov 2019
Manrique Paulo, Miranda-Alban Julio, Alarcon-Baldeon Jhonatan, Ramirez Roberson, Carrasco-Escobar Gabriel, Herrera Henry, Guzman-Guzman Mitchel, Rosas-Aguirre Angel, Llanos-Cuentas Alejandro, Vinetz Joseph M, Escalante Ananias A, Gamboa Dionicia
Abstract excerpt
Despite efforts made over decades by the Peruvian government to eliminate malaria, Plasmodium vivax remains a challenge for public health decision-makers in the country. The uneven distribution of its incidence, plus its complex pattern of dispersion, has made ineffective control measures based on global information that lack the necessary detail to understand transmission fully. In this sense, population genetic...
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