The Incidence and Differential Seasonal Patterns of Plasmodium vivax Primary Infections and Relapses in a Cohort of Children in Papua New Guinea.

The Incidence and Differential Seasonal Patterns of Plasmodium vivax Primary Infections and Relapses in a Cohort of Children in Papua New Guinea.

Plasmodium vivax has the ability to relapse from dormant parasites in the liver weeks or months after inoculation, causing further blood-stage infection and potential onward transmission. Estimates of the force of blood-stage infections arising from primary infections and relapses are important for...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Amanda Ross, Cristian Koepfli, Sonja Schoepflin, Lincoln Timinao, Peter Siba, Thomas Smith, Ivo Mueller, Ingrid Felger, Marcel Tanner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-05-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4856325?pdf=render

Internet

http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4856325?pdf=render

Similar Items