July 5, 2018
10:47 am
Genomic analysis of a pre-elimination Plasmodium vivax
Research into the malaria parasite Plasmodium vivax has often been overshadowed by the more deadly P. falciparum species, but accumulating reports of resistance to antimalarial drugs, and life-threatening disease complications in children and pregnant women with P. vivax infection emphasize the urgency to eliminate this species. However, prior to our study, little was known about the molecular epidemiology of P. vivax during the highly vulnerable end stages of malaria elimination.