A barcode of organellar genome polymorphisms identifies the geographic origin of Plasmodium falciparum strains

Malaria is a major public health problem that is actively being addressed in a global eradication campaign. Increased population mobility through international air travel has elevated the risk of re-introducing parasites to elimination areas and dispersing drug-resistant parasites to new regions. A...

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Main Authors: Preston, Mark D., Campino, Susana, Assefa, Samuel A., Echeverry, Diego F., Ocholla, Harold, Amambua-Ngwa, Alfred, Stewart, Lindsay B., Conway, David J., Borrmann, Steffen, Michon, Pascal, Zongo, Issaka, Ouédraogo, Jean-Bosco, Djimde, Abdoulaye A., Doumbo, Ogobara K., Nosten, Francois, Pain, Arnab, Bousema, Teun, Drakeley, Chris J., Fairhurst, Rick M., Sutherland, Colin J., Roper, Cally, Clark, Taane G.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Nature Pub. Group 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4082634/