A barcode of organellar genome polymorphisms identifies the geographic origin of Plasmodium falciparum strains

• Main Authors: Mark D. Preston, Susana Campino, Samuel A. Assefa, Diego F. Echeverry, Harold Ocholla, Alfred Amambua-Ngwa, Lindsay B. Stewart, David J. Conway, Steffen Borrmann, Pascal Michon, Issaka Zongo, Jean Bosco Ouédraogo, Abdoulaye A. Djimde, Ogobara K. Doumbo, Francois Nosten, Arnab Pain, Teun Bousema, Chris J. Drakeley, Rick M. Fairhurst, Colin J. Sutherland, Cally Roper, Taane G. Clark
• Other Authors: London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
• Format: Article
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Chemistry; Physics and Astronomy
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/33256
• Institution: Mahidol University

Malaria is a major public health problem that is actively being addressed in a global eradication campaign. Increased population mobility through international air travel has elevated the risk of re-introducing parasites to elimination areas and dispersing drug-resistant parasites to new regions. A...