Multi-locus genotyping reveals established endemicity of a geographically distinct Plasmodium vivax population in Mauritania, West Africa.

Multi-locus genotyping reveals established endemicity of a geographically distinct Plasmodium vivax population in Mauritania, West Africa.

<h4>Background</h4>Plasmodium vivax has been recently discovered as a significant cause of malaria in Mauritania, although very rare elsewhere in West Africa. It has not been known if this is a recently introduced or locally remnant parasite population, nor whether the genetic structure...

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Main Authors: Hampate Ba, Sarah Auburn, Christopher G Jacob, Sonia Goncalves, Craig W Duffy, Lindsay B Stewart, Ric N Price, Yacine Boubou Deh, Mamadou Yero Diallo, Abderahmane Tandia, Dominic P Kwiatkowski, David J Conway
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Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-12-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosntds/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pntd.0008945&type=printable
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