Understanding the population genetics of Plasmodium vivax is essential for malaria control and elimination

Malaria Journal

Volumn 11, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Arnott, Alicia ^a   Barry, Alyssa E ^b,c   Reeder, John C ^a,d  

^a BURNET INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b WALTER AND ELIZA HALL INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Elimination; Genetic diversity; Malaria; Microsatellites; Plasmodium vivax; Population genetics

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; MALARIA VACCINE;

DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ERADICATION THERAPY; GENE FLOW; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NONHUMAN; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; POPULATION GENETICS; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; VECTOR CONTROL; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PARASITOLOGY; PLASMODIUM VIVAX MALARIA;

GENETIC VARIATION; GENETICS, POPULATION; HUMANS; MALARIA, VIVAX; PLASMODIUM VIVAX;

EID: 84855485897     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-11-14     Document Type: Review

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