Human plasmodium vivax diversity, population structure and evolutionary origin

• Main Authors: Virginie Rougeron, Eric Elguero, Céline Arnathau, Beatriz Acuña Hidalgo, Patrick Durand, Sandrine Houze, Antoine Berry, Sedigheh Zakeri, Rashidul Haque, Mohammad Shafiul Alam, François Nosten, Carlo Severini, Tamirat Gebru Woldearegai, Benjamin Mordmüller, Peter Gottfried Kremsner, Lilia González-Cerón, Gustavo Fontecha, Dionicia Gamboa, Lise Musset, Eric Legrand, Oscar Noya, Tepanata Pumpaibool, Pingchai Harnyuttanakorn, Khadijetou Mint Lekweiry, Musab Mohamad Albsheer, Muzamil Mahdi Abdel Hamid, Ali Ould Mohamed Salem Boukary, Jean François Trape, François Renaud, Franck Prugnolle
• Other Authors: University of Nouakchott (Université de Nouakchott)
• Format: Article
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Medicine
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/54693
• Institution: Mahidol University

© 2020 Rougeron et al. More than 200 million malaria clinical cases are reported each year due to Plasmodium vivax, the most widespread Plasmodium species in the world. This species has been neglected and understudied for a long time, due to its lower mortality in comparison with Plasmodium falcipar...