Geographical variation in Plasmodium vivax relapse

E. Battle, Katherine; Karhunen, Markku; Bhatt, Samir; W. Gething, Peter; E. Howes, Rosalind; Golding, Nick; P. Van Boeckel, Thomas; P. Messina, Jane; Dennis Shanks, G.; L. Smith, David; Kevin Baird, J.; I Hay, Simon

doi:10.1186/1475-2875-13-144

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Geographical variation in Plasmodium vivax relapse

Published in Malaria Journal • Apr 15, 2014

Authors:

Katherine E. Battle

Markku Karhunen

Samir Bhatt

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Plasmodium vivax has the widest geographic distribution of the human malaria parasites and nearly 2.5 billion people live at risk of infection. The control of P. vivax in individuals and populations is complicated by its ability to relapse weeks to months after initial infection. Strains...

Subject

Plasmodium vivax

Malaria

Incidence (geometry)

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