Multiple independent introductions of Plasmodium falciparum in South America.

Multiple independent introductions of Plasmodium falciparum in South America.

The origin of Plasmodium falciparum in South America is controversial. Some studies suggest a recent introduction during the European colonizations and the transatlantic slave trade. Other evidence--archeological and genetic--suggests a much older origin. We collected and analyzed P. falciparum isol...

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Main Authors: Yalcindag, E, Elguero, E, Arnathau, C, Durand, P, Akiana, J, Anderson, T, Aubouy, A, Balloux, F, Besnard, P, Bogreau, H, Carnevale, P, D'Alessandro, U, Fontenille, D, Gamboa, D, Jombart, T, Le Mire, J, Leroy, E, Maestre, A, Mayxay, M, Ménard, D, Musset, L, Newton, P, Nkoghé, D, Noya, O, Ollomo, B
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2012

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