Genetic diversity of Plasmodium falciparum isolated from Yemen based on the genes of merozoite surface proteins (MSP) 1 and 2

• Main Authors: Mahdy, M., Al-Abd, N., Al-Mekhlafi, A., Abdul-Majed, N., Al-Mekhlafi, H., Fong, Mun Yik
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2011
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/3235/1/Genetic_diversity_of_Plasmodium_falciparum_isolated_from_Yemen_based_on_the_genes_of_merozoite_surface_proteins_%28MSP%29_1_and_2.pdf; http://eprints.um.edu.my/3235/
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

Background: Malaria is still a public health problem in Malaysia especially in the interior parts of Peninsular Malaysia and the states of Sabah and Sarawak (East Malaysia). This is the first study on the genetic diversity and genotype multiplicity of Plasmodium falciparum in Malaysia. Methods: Seve...