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Maintenance of high temporal Plasmodium falciparum genetic diversity and complexity of infection in asymptomatic and symptomatic infections in Kilifi, Kenya from 2007 to 2018.
Malaria journal - 20 Jun 2022
Kimenyi Kelvin M, Wamae Kevin, Ngoi Joyce M, de Laurent Zaydah R, Ndwiga Leonard, Osoti Victor, Obiero George, Abdi Abdirahman I, Bejon Philip, Ochola-Oyier Lynette Isabella
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BACKGROUND: High levels of genetic diversity are common characteristics of Plasmodium falciparum parasite populations in high malaria transmission regions. There has been a decline in malaria transmission intensity over 12 years of surveillance in the community in Kilifi, Kenya. This study sought to investigate whether there was a corresponding reduction in P. falciparum genetic diversity, using msp2 as a genetic...
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