Vivax malaria: a possible stumbling block for malaria elimination in India

• Main Authors: Ashwani Kumar (Author), Puspendra Pal Singh (Author), Suchi Tyagi (Author), K. Hari Kishan Raju (Author), Sudhanshu S. Sahu (Author), Manju Rahi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Plasmodium vivax is geographically the most widely dispersed human malaria parasite species. It has shown resilience and a great deal of adaptability. Genomic studies suggest that P. vivax originated from Asia or Africa and moved to the rest of the world. Although P. vivax is evolutionarily an older...