Serologic markers in relation to parasite exposure history help to estimate transmission dynamics of Plasmodium vivax.

Plasmodium vivax infection has been gaining attention because of its re-emergence in several parts of the world. Southeastern Turkey is one of the places in which persistent focal malaria caused exclusively by P. vivax parasites occurs. Although control and elimination studies have been underway for...

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Main Authors: Fadile Yildiz Zeyrek, Nirianne Palacpac, Fehmi Yuksel, Masanori Yagi, Kaori Honjo, Yukiko Fujita, Nobuko Arisue, Satoru Takeo, Kazuyuki Tanabe, Toshihiro Horii, Takafumi Tsuboi, Ken J Ishii, Cevayir Coban
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3226671?pdf=render