Plasmodium malariae Prevalence and csp Gene Diversity, Kenya, 2014 and 2015

Plasmodium malariae Prevalence and csp Gene Diversity, Kenya, 2014 and 2015

In Africa, control programs that target primarily Plasmodium falciparum are inadequate for eliminating malaria. To learn more about prevalence and genetic variability of P. malariae in Africa, we examined blood samples from 663 asymptomatic and 245 symptomatic persons from western Kenya during June–...

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Main Authors: Eugenia Lo, Kristie Nguyen, Jennifer Nguyen, Elizabeth Hemming-Schroeder, Jiaobao Xu, Harrisone Etemesi, Andrew Githeko, Guiyun Yan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017-04-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Plasmodium malariae
nested PCR
parasite gene copy number
microscopy
diagnostic sensitivity
circumsporozoite protein diversity
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/4/16-1245_article

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