Molecular and Microscopic-Based Characterization of Plasmodium spp. in Fars and Hormozgan Provinces, South of Iran

Despite malaria control programs in recent years, malaria transmission has not been eliminated in Iran. Molecular techniques including PCR, which has proved more sensitive and specific than microscopic examination methods, help to detect infection in low levels of parasitemia and mixed infections. M...

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Main Authors: Tahereh Mohammadzadeh, Gholamreza Hatam, Mohsen Kalantari, Bahador Sarkari, Mohammad Hosein Motazedian, Seyed Mahmoud Sadjjadi, Reza Safari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:Journal of Tropical Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/935469