Molecular identification of Plasmodium species responsible for malaria reveals Plasmodium vivax isolates in Duffy negative individuals from southwestern Nigeria

BACKGROUND: Malaria in Nigeria is principally due to Plasmodium falciparum and, to a lesser extent to Plasmodium malariae and Plasmodium ovale. Plasmodium vivax is thought to be absent in Nigeria in particular and sub-Saharan Africa in general, due to the near fixation of the Duffy negative gene in...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Oboh, Mary Aigbiremo, Badiane, Aida Sadikh, Ntadom, Godwin, Ndiaye, Yaye Die, Diongue, Khadim, Diallo, Mamadou Alpha, Ndiaye, Daouda
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
Materias:
Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6263541/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30486887
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12936-018-2588-7

Ejemplares similares

Ejemplares similares