A molecular epidemiological study of var gene diversity to characterize the reservoir of Plasmodium falciparum in humans in Africa.

A molecular epidemiological study of var gene diversity to characterize the reservoir of Plasmodium falciparum in humans in Africa.

The reservoir of Plasmodium infection in humans has traditionally been defined by blood slide positivity. This study was designed to characterize the local reservoir of infection in relation to the diverse var genes that encode the major surface antigen of Plasmodium falciparum blood stages and unde...

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Main Authors: Donald S Chen, Alyssa E Barry, Aleksandra Leliwa-Sytek, Terry-Ann Smith, Ingrid Peterson, Stuart M Brown, Florence Migot-Nabias, Philippe Deloron, Moses M Kortok, Kevin Marsh, Johanna P Daily, Daouda Ndiaye, Ousmane Sarr, Souleymane Mboup, Karen P Day
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-02-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3036650?pdf=render

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