Molecular and epidemiological characterization of imported malaria cases in Chile

Abstract Background Chile is one of the South American countries certified as malaria-free since 1945. However, the recent increase of imported malaria cases and the presence of the vector Anopheles pseudopunctipennis in previously endemic areas in Chile require an active malaria surveillance progra...

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Main Authors: Daniel F. Escobar, Naomi W. Lucchi, Rispah Abdallah, María Teresa Valenzuela, Venkatachalam Udhayakumar, María Isabel Jercic, Stella M. Chenet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-08-01
Series:Malaria Journal
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-020-03353-y