Extensive genetic diversity of Plasmodium vivax dbp-II in Rio de Janeiro Atlantic Forest and Brazilian Amazon Basin: evidence of positive selection

Extensive genetic diversity of Plasmodium vivax dbp-II in Rio de Janeiro Atlantic Forest and Brazilian Amazon Basin: evidence of positive selection

Abstract Background Plasmodium vivax is the most widespread human malaria parasite outside Africa and is the predominant parasite in the Americas. Increasing reports of P. vivax disease severity, together with the emergence of drug-resistant strains, underscore the urgency of the development of vacc...

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Main Authors: Natália Ketrin Almeida-de-Oliveira, Lidiane Lima-Cury, Rebecca de Abreu-Fernandes, Aline de Rosa Lavigne, Anielle de Pina-Costa, Daiana de Souza Perce-da-Silva, Marcos Catanho, Patrícia Brasil, Cláudio Tadeu Daniel-Ribeiro, Maria de Fátima Ferreira-da-Cruz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-02-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
Malaria
Plasmodium vivax
Genetic diversity
SNP
DBP
Positive selection
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-020-03159-y

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