Multiplicity and diversity of Plasmodium vivax infections in a highly endemic region in Papua New Guinea.

• Váldodahkkit: Cristian Koepfli (Dahkki), Amanda Ross (Dahkki), Benson Kiniboro (Dahkki), Thomas A Smith (Dahkki), Peter A Zimmerman (Dahkki), Peter Siba (Dahkki), Ivo Mueller (Dahkki), Ingrid Felger (Dahkki)
• Materiálatiipa: Girji
• Almmustuhtton: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2011-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Fáttát: article
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Plasmodium vivax is highly endemic in the lowlands of Papua New Guinea and accounts for a large proportion of the malaria cases in children less than 5 years of age. We collected 2117 blood samples at 2-monthly intervals from a cohort of 268 children aged 1 to 4.5 years and estimated the diversity a...