Insights into an Optimization of Plasmodium vivax Sal-1 In Vitro Culture: The Aotus Primate Model.

• Main Authors: Kathryn Shaw-Saliba (Author), Richard Thomson-Luque (Author), Nicanor Obaldía (Author), Marlon Nuñez (Author), Sahir Dutary (Author), Caeul Lim (Author), Samantha Barnes (Author), Clemens H M Kocken (Author), Manoj T Duraisingh (Author), John H Adams (Author), Erica M Pasini (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Malaria is one of the most significant tropical diseases, and of the Plasmodium species that cause human malaria, P. vivax is the most geographically widespread. However, P. vivax remains a relatively neglected human parasite since research is typically limited to laboratories with direct access to...