Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium falciparum infection dynamics: re-infections, recrudescences and relapses

Abstract Background In malaria endemic populations, complex patterns of Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium falciparum blood-stage infection dynamics may be observed. Genotyping samples from longitudinal cohort studies for merozoite surface protein (msp) variants increases the information available in t...

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Main Authors: Michael T. White, Stephan Karl, Cristian Koepfli, Rhea J. Longley, Natalie E. Hofmann, Rahel Wampfler, Ingrid Felger, Tom Smith, Wang Nguitragool, Jetsumon Sattabongkot, Leanne Robinson, Azra Ghani, Ivo Mueller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-04-01
Series:Malaria Journal
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-018-2318-1