Plasmodium falciparum: differential selection of drug resistance alleles in contiguous urban and peri-urban areas of Brazzaville, Republic of Congo.

Plasmodium falciparum: differential selection of drug resistance alleles in contiguous urban and peri-urban areas of Brazzaville, Republic of Congo.

The African continent is currently experiencing rapid population growth, with rising urbanization increasing the percentage of the population living in large towns and cities. We studied the impact of the degree of urbanization on the population genetics of Plasmodium falciparum in urban and peri-ur...

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Main Authors: Yoko Tsumori, Mathieu Ndounga, Toshihiko Sunahara, Nozomi Hayashida, Megumi Inoue, Shusuke Nakazawa, Prisca Casimiro, Rie Isozumi, Haruki Uemura, Kazuyuki Tanabe, Osamu Kaneko, Richard Culleton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3156131?pdf=render

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