Substantial population structure of Plasmodium vivax in Thailand facilitates identification of the sources of residual transmission.

Plasmodium vivax transmission in Thailand has been substantially reduced over the past 10 years, yet it remains highly endemic along international borders. Understanding the genetic relationship of residual parasite populations can help track the origins of the parasites that are reintroduced into m...

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Main Authors: Veerayuth Kittichai, Cristian Koepfli, Wang Nguitragool, Jetsumon Sattabongkot, Liwang Cui
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-10-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5658191?pdf=render