Monitoring Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax using microsatellite markers indicates limited changes in population structure after substantial transmission decline in Papua New Guinea
J. H. Kattenberg, Z. Razook, R. Keo, C. Jennison, D. Lautu, A. A. Fola, M. Ome-Kaius, C. Barnadas, P. M. Siba, I. Felger, J. Kazura, I. Mueller, L. J. Robinson, A. E. Barry
The paper uses microsatellite markers to monitor genetic changes in Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax populations in Papua New Guinea after malaria control efforts, finding limited population structure changes despite reduced prevalence.
Molecular Ecology · Oct 16, 2020Peer-reviewedMicrobiology