Drug resistance and population structure of Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax in the Peruvian Amazon

Abstract Malaria is a major health problem in Peru despite substantial progress achieved by the ongoing malaria elimination program. This study explored the population genetics of 63 Plasmodium falciparum and 170 P. vivax cases collected in the Peruvian Amazon Basin between 2015 and 2019. Microscopy...

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Main Authors: Fredy E. Villena, Juan F. Sanchez, Oscar Nolasco, Greys Braga, Leonila Ricopa, Keare Barazorda, Carola J. Salas, Carmen Lucas, Stephen E. Lizewski, Christie A. Joya, Dionicia Gamboa, Christopher Delgado-Ratto, Hugo O. Valdivia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-10-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-21028-3