Genetic diversity of Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium falciparum in Kohat District, Pakistan

Malaria is one of the serious diseases threatening human health in Pakistan and contributes to a large proportion of the total malaria deaths in South Asia. However, little is known about the nature and extent of genetic diversity of the malarial parasites circulating in Pakistan. This study was des...

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Main Authors: Lubna Khatoon, Inam Ullah Khan, Shahid Ali Shah, Muhammad Ishtiaq Jan, Farhat Ullah, Salman Akbar Malik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702012000200014&lng=en&tlng=en