Population Genetics of Plasmodium vivax in Four Rural Communities in Central Vietnam.

• Main Authors: Nguyen Van Hong (Author), Christopher Delgado-Ratto (Author), Pham Vinh Thanh (Author), Peter Van den Eede (Author), Pieter Guetens (Author), Nguyen Thi Huong Binh (Author), Bui Quang Phuc (Author), Tran Thanh Duong (Author), Jean Pierre Van Geertruyden (Author), Umberto D'Alessandro (Author), Annette Erhart (Author), Anna Rosanas-Urgell (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:The burden of malaria in Vietnam has drastically reduced, prompting the National Malaria Control Program to officially engage in elimination efforts. Plasmodium vivax is becoming increasingly prevalent, remaining a major problem in the country's central and southern provinces. A bett...