The origins of african Plasmodium vivax; insights from mitochondrial genome sequencing

Plasmodium vivax, the second most prevalent of the human malaria parasites, is estimated to affect 75 million people annually. It is very rare, however, in west and central Africa, due to the high prevalence of the Duffy negative phenotype in the human population. Due to its rarity in Africa, previo...

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Main Author: Culleton, Richard (author)
Other Authors: Coban, Cevayir (author), Zeyrek, Fadile Yildiz (author), Cravo, Pedro (author), Kaneko, Akira (author), Randrianarivelojosia, Milijaona (author), Andrianaranjaka, Voahangy (author), Kano, Shigeyuki (author), Farnert, Anna (author), Arez, Ana Paula (author), Sharp, Paul M. (author), Carter, Richard (author), Tanabe, Kazuyuki (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2021
Subjects:
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Parasitology
Genetics
SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10362/117134
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:run.unl.pt:10362/117134

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http://hdl.handle.net/10362/117134

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