Molecular monitoring of the diversity of human pathogenic malaria species in blood donations on Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea

Molecular monitoring of the diversity of human pathogenic malaria species in blood donations on Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea

Abstract Background Malaria can be transmitted by blood transfusion from human to human and it is responsible for the majority of transfusion-transmitted infectious diseases worldwide. In sub-Saharan Africa, it had been estimated that almost a quarter of blood donations contain malaria parasites. Si...

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Main Authors: Tobias Schindler, Tamy Robaina, Julian Sax, Jose Raso Bieri, Maximilian Mpina, Linda Gondwe, Ludmila Acuche, Guillermo Garcia, Carlos Cortes, Carl Maas, Claudia Daubenberger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-01-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
Transfusion-transmitted malaria
P. falciparum
P. malariae
P. ovale
qPCR
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-019-2639-8

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