Diverse origin of Plasmodium falciparum in northwest Ecuador

Abstract Background Ecuador plans to eliminate malaria by 2020, and the country has already seen a decrease in the number of cases from more than 100,000 in 2000 to only 618 in 2015. Around 30% of malaria infections in Ecuador are caused by Plasmodium falciparum. Most malaria population genetics stu...

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Main Authors: Claudia A. Vera-Arias, L. Enrique Castro, Javier Gómez-Obando, Fabián E. Sáenz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-07-01
Series:Malaria Journal
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-019-2891-y