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Population genomics and evidence of clonal replacement of Plasmodium falciparum in the Peruvian Amazon.
Scientific reports - 27 Oct 2021
Villena Fredy E, Lizewski Stephen E, Joya Christie A, Valdivia Hugo O
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Previous studies have shown that P. falciparum parasites in South America have undergone population bottlenecks resulting in clonal lineages that are differentially distributed and that have been responsible for several outbreaks different endemic regions. In this study, we explored the genomic profile of 18 P. falciparum samples collected in the Peruvian Amazon Basin (Loreto) and 6 from the Peruvian North Coast...
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