Multiplicity and diversity of Plasmodium vivax infections in a highly endemic region in Papua New Guinea.
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...
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Main Authors: | Cristian Koepfli (Author), Amanda Ross (Author), Benson Kiniboro (Author), Thomas A Smith (Author), Peter A Zimmerman (Author), Peter Siba (Author), Ivo Mueller (Author), Ingrid Felger (Author) |
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2011-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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