Transmission of Plasmodium vivax in south-western Uganda: report of three cases in pregnant women.

Plasmodium vivax is considered to be rare in the predominantly Duffy negative populations of Sub-Saharan Africa, as this red blood cell surface antigen is essential for invasion by the parasite. However, despite only very few reports of molecularly confirmed P. vivax from tropical Africa, serologica...

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Main Authors: Mehul Dhorda, Dan Nyehangane, Laurent Rénia, Patrice Piola, Philippe J Guerin, Georges Snounou
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/f92ff0b66af941c9a667f3f5e530b331
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