Article
Contrasting genomic epidemiology between sympatric Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax populations.
Nature communications - 30 Sept 2024
Schwabl Philipp, Camponovo Flavia, Clementson Collette, Early Angela M, Laws Margaret, Forero-Peña David A, Noya Oscar, Grillet María Eugenia, Vanhove Mathieu, Anthony Frank, James Kashana, Singh Narine, Cox Horace, Niles-Robin Reza, Buckee Caroline O, Neafsey Daniel E
Abstract excerpt
The malaria parasites Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax differ in key biological processes and associated clinical effects, but consequences on population-level transmission dynamics are difficult to predict. This co-endemic malaria study from Guyana details important epidemiological contrasts between the species by coupling population genomics (1396 spatiotemporally matched parasite genomes, primarily...
Topics
- Humans
- Plasmodium vivax
- Plasmodium falciparum
- Malaria, Vivax
- Malaria, Falciparum
- Adult
- Male
- Female
- Sympatry
- Middle Aged
