Novel Plasmodium falciparum clones and rising clone multiplicities are associated with the increase in malaria morbidity in Ghanaian children during the transition into the high transmission season.

A survey of Plasmodium falciparum infection and clone multiplicity in Ghanaian children was carried out to study the effect of the onset of the malaria transmission season on disease incidence. Fortnightly blood samples were collected from 40 children living in the rural town of Dodowa, between Febr...

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Main Authors: Ofosu-Okyere, A, Mackinnon, M, Sowa, M, Koram, K, Nkrumah, F, Osei, Y, Hill, W, Wilson, MD, Arnot, D
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2001