A new malaria agent in African hominids.
Plasmodium falciparum is the major human malaria agent responsible for 200 to 300 million infections and one to three million deaths annually, mainly among African infants. The origin and evolution of this pathogen within the human lineage is still unresolved. A single species, P. reichenowi, which...
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| Main Authors: | Benjamin Ollomo, Patrick Durand, Franck Prugnolle, Emmanuel Douzery, Céline Arnathau, Dieudonné Nkoghe, Eric Leroy, François Renaud |
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| Language: | EN |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2009
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| Online Access: | https://doaj.org/article/92b875ab146a430cb56258574c0bc9cf |
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