Molecular identification of Plasmodium species responsible for malaria reveals Plasmodium vivax isolates in Duffy negative individuals from southwestern Nigeria
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DOI: 10.1186/s12936-018-2588-7
Abstract: BackgroundMalaria 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… read more here.
Keywords: duffy negative; plasmodium species; vivax; plasmodium vivax ... See more keywords
Presence of additional Plasmodium vivax malaria in Duffy negative individuals from Southwestern Nigeria
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DOI: 10.1186/s12936-020-03301-w
Abstract: Malaria in sub-Saharan Africa (sSA) is thought to be mostly caused by Plasmodium falciparum. Recently, growing reports of cases due to Plasmodium ovale, Plasmodium malariae, and Plasmodium vivax have been increasingly observed to play a… read more here.
Keywords: duffy negative; vivax malaria; vivax; plasmodium vivax ... See more keywords