Targeting the hypnozoite reservoir of Plasmodium vivax: the hidden obstacle to malaria elimination.
Plasmodium vivax is the major species of malaria parasite outside Africa. It is especially problematic in that the infection can relapse in the absence of mosquitoes by activation of dormant hypnozoites in the liver. Medicines that target the erythrocytic stages of Plasmodium falciparum are also act...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Sprache: | English |
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2010
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