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Genetic Evidence of Cross-Border Plasmodium vivax Spread in a Malaria Pre-elimination Region of South Asia.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 23 Sept 2026
Rai Anjana, Sutanto Edwin, Ghimire Prakash, Wangchuk Sonam, Drukpa Tobgyel, Alam Mohammad Shafiul, Ghanchi Najia, Rahim Awab Gulam, Rumaseb Angela, Trimarsanto Hidayat, Hoon Kian Soon, Adhikari Nabaraj, Adhikari Sanjib, Banjara Megha Raj, Rijal Komal Raj, Nepal Roshan, Regmi Ramesh Sharma, Qurashi Bushra, Zaidi Shan-E-Zehra, Beg Mohammad Asim, Ley Benedikt, Price Ric N, Thriemer Kamala, Auburn Sarah
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Plasmodium vivax is the predominant cause of malaria in South Asia. P. vivax cases have fallen over the past decade, but cross-border transmission remains a major challenge to elimination. Genetic data can generate valuable insights into transmission; however, until now, only low-resolution data have been available from Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh. We piloted high-resolution genotyping using a new...
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- Humans
- Plasmodium vivax
- Malaria, Vivax
- Genotype
