Genomic analysis of a pre-elimination Malaysian Plasmodium vivax population reveals selective pressures and changing transmission dynamics

• Main Authors: Sarah Auburn, Ernest D. Benavente, Olivo Miotto, Richard D. Pearson, Roberto Amato, Matthew J. Grigg, Bridget E. Barber, Timothy William, Irene Handayuni, Jutta Marfurt, Hidayat Trimarsanto, Rintis Noviyanti, Kanlaya Sriprawat, Francois Nosten, Susana Campino, Taane G. Clark, Nicholas M. Anstey, Dominic P. Kwiatkowski, Ric N. Price
• Other Authors: Badan Pengkajian dan Penerapan Teknologi
• Format: Article
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Chemistry; Physics and Astronomy
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/44989
• Institution: Mahidol University

© 2018 The Author(s). The incidence of Plasmodium vivax infection has declined markedly in Malaysia over the past decade despite evidence of high-grade chloroquine resistance. Here we investigate the genetic changes in a P. vivax population approaching elimination in 51 isolates from Sabah, Malaysia...