Detection and characterization of Plasmodium spp. by semi-nested multiplex PCR both in mosquito vectors and in humans residing in historically endemic areas of Paraguay

In Paraguay, no cases of Malaria have been recorded since 2011. Microscopy and the SnM-PCR technique were implemented to detect and characterize Plasmodium spp. both in mosquitoes and in humans residing in historically endemic areas of Paraguay, to evaluate the possibility of finding asymptomatic ca...

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Main Authors: Florencia del Puerto, Mónica Ozorio, Beatriz Trinidad, Nidia Martínez, Martha Torales, Luciano Franco, Luis Ferreira, Ninfa Vera de Bilbao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-11-01
Series:Parasite Epidemiology and Control
Subjects:
PCR
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S240567312030043X