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High prevalence of mixed <i>Plasmodium falciparum</i> and <i>Plasmodium vivax</i> co-infections in Duffy negative individuals in Ethiopia
2025-09-18
Abstract excerpt
Malaria remains a major public health concern in Ethiopia, where both Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax are endemic. Notably, P . vivax infections have been documented in duffy-negative individuals, who were traditionally thought to be resistant to this parasite. PvDBP gene duplication has been proposed as a mechanism for P. vivax to invade erythrocytes in these individuals, but evidence is limited. We co...
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- Literature Corpus work
- ddcfbedb-58e8-55aa-acca-289567610eaa
- DOI
- 10.1101/2025.09.16.25335845
