Seasonal variations in Plasmodium falciparum genetic diversity and multiplicity of infection in asymptomatic children living in southern Ghana

Seasonal variations in Plasmodium falciparum genetic diversity and multiplicity of infection in asymptomatic children living in southern Ghana

Abstract Background Genetic diversity in Plasmodium falciparum (P. falciparum) parasites is a major hurdle to the control of malaria. This study monitored changes in the genetic diversity and the multiplicity of P. falciparum parasite infection in asymptomatic children living in southern Ghana at 3...

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Main Authors: Joshua Adjah, Bless Fiadzoe, Ruth Ayanful-Torgby, Linda E. Amoah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-08-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Asymptomatic
Malaria
Allele
msp 1
msp 2
Genetic diversity
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-018-3350-z

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