Complexity and genetic diversity of Plasmodium falciparum infections in young children living in urban areas of Central and West Africa

Parasitology Research

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 423-428

  Issifou, Saadou ^a,b,c,d   Rogier, Christophe ^e   Adjagba Olakpo, Marius ^b   Chabi Worou, Nicodème ^b   Ntoumi, Francine ^c,d,f  

^a Ctr Regl Developpement et la Sante   (Benin)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABOMEY CALAVI   (Benin)

^c Hopital Albert Schweitzer   (Gabon)

^d CENTRE INTERNATIONAL DE RECHERCHES MÉDICALES DE FRANCEVILLE   (Gabon)

^e SERVICE DE SANTÉ DES ARMÉES   (France)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEROZOITE SURFACE PROTEIN 2;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA CONTROL; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MALE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URBAN POPULATION;

ALLELES; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; BENIN; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENDEMIC DISEASES; FEMALE; GABON; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MALE; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0042662947     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-003-0854-1     Document Type: Article

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