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Multiple independent introductions of Plasmodium falciparum in South America.
- Abstract:
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The origin of Plasmodium falciparum in South America is controversial. Some studies suggest a recent introduction during the European colonizations and the transatlantic slave trade. Other evidence--archeological and genetic--suggests a much older origin. We collected and analyzed P. falciparum isolates from different regions of the world, encompassing the distribution range of the parasite, including populations from sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East, Southeast Asia, and South America. Ana...
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- Publication status:
- Published
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- Journal:
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
- Volume:
- 109
- Issue:
- 2
- Pages:
- 511-516
- Publication date:
- 2012-01-01
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1091-6490
- ISSN:
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0027-8424
- Source identifiers:
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246097
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- Language:
- English
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- Pubs id:
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pubs:246097
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uuid:763e90dc-85aa-42a5-bf49-62e1261b93e3
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- pubs:246097
- Deposit date:
- 2012-12-19
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- 2012
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