Identification of the Plasmodium species in clinical samples from children residing in five epidemiological strata of malaria in Cameroon
Abstract Background Malaria in Cameroon was previously known to be caused solely by Plasmodium falciparum but today, evidence points to other Plasmodium species including P. vivax, P. ovale and P. malariae. The purpose of this study was to identify the Plasmodium species in clinical samples from chi...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-06-01
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| Series: | Tropical Medicine and Health |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41182-017-0058-5 |