Title |
Local population structure of Plasmodium: impact on malaria control and elimination
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Published in |
Malaria Journal, December 2012
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DOI | 10.1186/1475-2875-11-412 |
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Authors |
Stella M Chenet, Kristan A Schneider, Leopoldo Villegas, Ananias A Escalante |
Abstract |
Regardless of the growing interest in detecting population structures in malarial parasites, there have been limited discussions on how to use this concept in control programmes. In such context, the effects of the parasite population structures will depend on interventions' spatial or temporal scales. This investigation explores the problem of identifying genetic markers, in this case microsatellites, to unveil Plasmodium genetic structures that could affect decisions in the context of elimination. The study was performed in a low-transmission area, which offers a good proxy to better understand problems associated with surveillance at the final stages of malaria elimination. |
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Computer Science | 3 | 3% |
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