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Genomic surveillance of malaria parasites in an indigenous community in the Peruvian Amazon.
Scientific reports - 15 Jul 2024
Cabrera-Sosa Luis, Nolasco Oscar, Kattenberg Johanna H, Fernandez-Miñope Carlos, Valdivia Hugo O, Barazorda Keare, Arévalo de Los Rios Silvia, Rodriguez-Ferrucci Hugo, Vinetz Joseph M, Rosanas-Urgell Anna, Van Geertruyden Jean-Pierre, Gamboa Dionicia, Delgado-Ratto Christopher
Abstract excerpt
Hard-to-reach communities represent Peru's main challenge for malaria elimination, but information about transmission in these areas is scarce. Here, we assessed Plasmodium vivax (Pv) and P. falciparum (Pf) transmission dynamics, resistance markers, and Pf hrp2/3 deletions in Nueva Jerusalén (NJ), a remote, indigenous community in the Peruvian Amazon with high population mobility. We collected samples from...
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