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Multi-locus genotyping reveals established endemicity of a geographically distinct Plasmodium vivax population in Mauritania, West Africa.
PLoS neglected tropical diseases - 1 Dec 2020
Ba Hampate, Auburn Sarah, Jacob Christopher G, Goncalves Sonia, Duffy Craig W, Stewart Lindsay B, Price Ric N, Deh Yacine Boubou, Diallo Mamadou Yero, Tandia Abderahmane, Kwiatkowski Dominic P, Conway David J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Plasmodium vivax has been recently discovered as a significant cause of malaria in Mauritania, although very rare elsewhere in West Africa. It has not been known if this is a recently introduced or locally remnant parasite population, nor whether the genetic structure reflects epidemic or endemic transmission. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: To investigate the P. vivax population genetic structure in...
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