Genetic Diversity of Plasmodium vivax Causing Epidemic Malaria in the Republic of Korea
The Korean Journal of Parasitology
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: 545-552, 2018.
Artigo
em Inglês
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| ID: wpr-742298
ABSTRACT
Plasmodium vivax is more challenging to control and eliminate than P. falciparum due to its more asymptomatic infections with low parasite densities making diagnosis more difficult, in addition to its unique biological characteristics. The potential re-introduction of incidence cases, either through borders or via human migrations, is another major hurdle to sustained control and elimination. The Republic of Korea has experienced re-emergence of vivax malaria in 1993 but is one of the 32 malaria-eliminating countries to-date. Despite achieving successful nationwide control and elimination of vivax malaria, the evolutionary characteristics of vivax malaria isolates in the Republic of Korea have not been fully understood. In this review, we present an overview of the genetic variability of such isolates to increase understanding of the epidemiology, diversity, and dynamics of vivax populations in the Republic of Korea.
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Assunto principal:
Parasitos
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Plasmodium
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Plasmodium vivax
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Variação Genética
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Características da População
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Epidemiologia
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Incidência
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Malária Vivax
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Diagnóstico
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República da Coreia
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo diagnóstico
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Estudo de incidência
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Estudo prognóstico
País/Região como assunto:
Ásia
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
The Korean Journal of Parasitology
Ano de publicação:
2018
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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