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A molecular barcode to inform the geographical origin and transmission dynamics of Plasmodium vivax malaria.
PLoS genetics - 1 Feb 2020
Diez Benavente Ernest, Campos Monica, Phelan Jody, Nolder Debbie, Dombrowski Jamille G, Marinho Claudio R F, Sriprawat Kanlaya, Taylor Aimee R, Watson James, Roper Cally, Nosten Francois, Sutherland Colin J, Campino Susana, Clark Taane G
Abstract excerpt
Although Plasmodium vivax parasites are the predominant cause of malaria outside of sub-Saharan Africa, they not always prioritised by elimination programmes. P. vivax is resilient and poses challenges through its ability to re-emerge from dormancy in the human liver. With observed growing drug-resistance and the increasing reports of life-threatening infections, new tools to inform elimination efforts are...
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