Plasmodium vivax in the Era of the Shrinking P. falciparum Map

Plasmodium vivax is an important cause of malaria, associated with a significant public health burden. Whilst enhanced malaria-control activities have successfully reduced the incidence of Plasmodium falciparum malaria in many areas, there has been a consistent increase in the proportion of malaria...

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Autores principales: Price, Ric N., Commons, Robert J., Battle, Katherine E., Thriemer, Kamala, Mendis, Kamini
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7297627/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32407682
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pt.2020.03.009
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author Price, Ric N.
Commons, Robert J.
Battle, Katherine E.
Thriemer, Kamala
Mendis, Kamini
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description Plasmodium vivax is an important cause of malaria, associated with a significant public health burden. Whilst enhanced malaria-control activities have successfully reduced the incidence of Plasmodium falciparum malaria in many areas, there has been a consistent increase in the proportion of malaria due to P. vivax in regions where both parasites coexist. This article reviews the epidemiology and biology of P. vivax, how the parasite differs from P. falciparum, and the key features that render it more difficult to control and eliminate. Since transmission of the parasite is driven largely by relapses from dormant liver stages, its timely elimination will require widespread access to safe and effective radical cure.
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spelling pubmed-72976272020-06-16 Plasmodium vivax in the Era of the Shrinking P. falciparum Map Price, Ric N. Commons, Robert J. Battle, Katherine E. Thriemer, Kamala Mendis, Kamini Trends Parasitol Article Plasmodium vivax is an important cause of malaria, associated with a significant public health burden. Whilst enhanced malaria-control activities have successfully reduced the incidence of Plasmodium falciparum malaria in many areas, there has been a consistent increase in the proportion of malaria due to P. vivax in regions where both parasites coexist. This article reviews the epidemiology and biology of P. vivax, how the parasite differs from P. falciparum, and the key features that render it more difficult to control and eliminate. Since transmission of the parasite is driven largely by relapses from dormant liver stages, its timely elimination will require widespread access to safe and effective radical cure. 2020-06-01 2020-04-22 /pmc/articles/PMC7297627/ /pubmed/32407682 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pt.2020.03.009 Text en http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Plasmodium vivax in the Era of the Shrinking P. falciparum Map
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32407682
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pt.2020.03.009
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