Genetic diversity of Plasmodium falciparum and genetic profile in children affected by uncomplicated malaria in Cameroon

Genetic diversity of Plasmodium falciparum and genetic profile in children affected by uncomplicated malaria in Cameroon

Abstract Background Malaria is a major public health problem in Cameroon. The study of the genetic diversity within parasite population is essential for understanding the mechanism underlying malaria pathology and to determine parasite clones profile in an infection, for proper malaria control strat...

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Main Authors: Theresia Njuabe Metoh, Jun-Hu Chen, Philip Fon-Gah, Xia Zhou, Roger Moyou-Somo, Xiao-Nong Zhou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-03-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
MSP-1
MSP-2
GLURP protein
Plasmodium
Heterozygote
Infection control
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-020-03161-4

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