The Incidence and Differential Seasonal Patterns of Plasmodium vivax Primary Infections and Relapses in a Cohort of Children in Papua New Guinea
Plasmodium vivax has the ability to relapse from dormant parasites in the liver weeks or months after inoculation, causing further blood-stage infection and potential onward transmission. Estimates of the force of blood-stage infections arising from primary infections and relapses are important for...
Main Authors: | Ross, Amanda, Koepfli, Cristian, Schoepflin, Sonja, Timinao, Lincoln, Siba, Peter, Smith, Thomas, Mueller, Ivo, Felger, Ingrid, Tanner, Marcel |
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Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2016
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4856325/ |
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