Geographical origin of <it>Plasmodium vivax </it>in the Republic of Korea: haplotype network analysis based on the parasite's mitochondrial genome

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The Republic of Korea (South Korea) is one of the countries where vivax malaria had been successfully eradicated by the late 1970s. However, re-emergence of vivax malaria in South Korea was reported in 1993. Several epidemiological s...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Iwagami Moritoshi, Hwang Seung-Young, Fukumoto Megumi, Hayakawa Toshiyuki, Tanabe Kazuyuki, Kim So-Hee, Kho Weon-Gyu, Kano Shigeyuki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-06-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Online Access:http://www.malariajournal.com/content/9/1/184