Limited differentiation among Plasmodium vivax populations from the northwest and to the south Pacific Coast of Colombia: A malaria corridor?

• Main Authors: M Andreína Pacheco (Author), Kristan A Schneider (Author), Nora Céspedes (Author), Sócrates Herrera (Author), Myriam Arévalo-Herrera (Author), Ananias A Escalante (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:Malaria remains endemic in several countries of South America with low to moderate transmission intensity. Regional human migration through underserved endemic areas may be responsible for significant parasite dispersion making the disease resilient to interventions. Thus, the genetic cha...