Genomics of Plasmodium vivax in Colombia reveals evidence of local bottle-necking and inter-country connectivity in the Americas

Abstract Colombia aims to eliminate malaria by 2030 but remains one of the highest burden countries in the Americas. Plasmodium vivax contributes half of all malaria cases, with its control challenged by relapsing parasitaemia, drug resistance and cross-border spread. Using 64 Colombian P. vivax gen...

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Main Authors: Edwin Sutanto, Zuleima Pava, Diego F. Echeverry, Tatiana M. Lopera-Mesa, Lidia Madeline Montenegro, Maria F. Yasnot-Acosta, Ernest Diez Benavente, Richard D. Pearson, Sócrates Herrera, Myriam Arévalo-Herrera, Hidayat Trimarsanto, Angela Rumaseb, Rintis Noviyanti, Dominic P. Kwiatkowski, Ric N. Price, Sarah Auburn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-11-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-46076-1