Resolving the cause of recurrent Plasmodium vivax malaria probabilistically

• Main Authors: Aimee R. Taylor, James A. Watson, Cindy S. Chu, Kanokpich Puaprasert, Jureeporn Duanguppama, Nicholas P.J. Day, Francois Nosten, Daniel E. Neafsey, Caroline O. Buckee, Mallika Imwong, Nicholas J. White
• Other Authors: Shoklo Malaria Research Unit
• Format: Article
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Chemistry
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/50018
• Institution: Mahidol University

© 2019, The Author(s). Relapses arising from dormant liver-stage Plasmodium vivax parasites (hypnozoites) are a major cause of vivax malaria. However, in endemic areas, a recurrent blood-stage infection following treatment can be hypnozoite-derived (relapse), a blood-stage treatment failure (recrude...