A molecular barcode to inform the geographical origin and transmission dynamics of Plasmodium vivax malaria.

Although Plasmodium vivax parasites are the predominant cause of malaria outside of sub-Saharan Africa, they not always prioritised by elimination programmes. P. vivax is resilient and poses challenges through its ability to re-emerge from dormancy in the human liver. With observed growing drug-resi...

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Main Authors: Ernest Diez Benavente, Monica Campos, Jody Phelan, Debbie Nolder, Jamille G Dombrowski, Claudio R F Marinho, Kanlaya Sriprawat, Aimee R Taylor, James Watson, Cally Roper, Francois Nosten, Colin J Sutherland, Susana Campino, Taane G Clark
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-02-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1008576