High frequency of the Duffy-negative genotype and absence of Plasmodium vivax infections in Ghana
Abstract Background Recent studies from different malaria-endemic regions including western Africa have now shown that Plasmodium vivax can infect red blood cells (RBCs) and cause clinical disease in Duffy-negative people, though the Duffy-negative phenotype was thought to confer complete refractori...
Main Authors: | Charles A. Brown, Prince J. Pappoe-Ashong, Nancy Duah, Anita Ghansah, Harry Asmah, Edwin Afari, Kwadwo A. Koram |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-02-01
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Series: | Malaria Journal |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-021-03618-0 |
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