Microsatellite analysis reveals connectivity among geographically distant transmission zones of Plasmodium vivax in the Peruvian Amazon: A critical barrier to regional malaria elimination.

• Egile Nagusiak: Paulo Manrique (Egilea), Julio Miranda-Alban (Egilea), Jhonatan Alarcon-Baldeon (Egilea), Roberson Ramirez (Egilea), Gabriel Carrasco-Escobar (Egilea), Henry Herrera (Egilea), Mitchel Guzman-Guzman (Egilea), Angel Rosas-Aguirre (Egilea), Alejandro Llanos-Cuentas (Egilea), Joseph M Vinetz (Egilea), Ananias A Escalante (Egilea), Dionicia Gamboa (Egilea)
• Formatua: Liburua
• Argitaratua: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2019-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Gaiak: article
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Despite efforts made over decades by the Peruvian government to eliminate malaria, Plasmodium vivax remains a challenge for public health decision-makers in the country. The uneven distribution of its incidence, plus its complex pattern of dispersion, has made ineffective control measures based on g...