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Molecular Epidemiology of P. vivax in Iran: High Diversity and Complex Sub-Structure Using Neutral Markers, but No Evidence of Y976F Mutation at pvmdr1

BACKGROUND: Malaria remains endemic at low levels in the south-eastern provinces of Iran bordering Afghanistan and Pakistan, with the majority of cases attributable to P. vivax. The national guidelines recommend chloroquine (CQ) as blood-stage treatment for uncomplicated P. vivax, but the large infl...

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Autores principales: Hamedi, Yaghoob, Sharifi-Sarasiabi, Khojasteh, Dehghan, Farzaneh, Safari, Reza, To, Sheren, Handayuni, Irene, Trimarsanto, Hidayat, Price, Ric N., Auburn, Sarah
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5102416/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27829067
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0166124