Heterogeneity in prevalence of subclinical Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax infections but no parasite genomic clustering in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh

• Main Authors: Tiffany Huwe, Mohammad Golam Kibria, Fatema Tuj Johora, Ching Swe Phru, Nusrat Jahan, Mohammad Sharif Hossain, Wasif Ali Khan, Ric N. Price, Benedikt Ley, Mohammad Shafiul Alam, Cristian Koepfli
• Other Authors: Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University
• Format: Article
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Immunology and Microbiology; Medicine
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/74064
• Institution: Mahidol University

Background: Malaria remains endemic in Bangladesh, with the majority of cases occurring in forested, mountainous region in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT). This area is home to Bengali and diverse groups of indigenous people (Pahari) residing largely in mono-ethnic villages. Methods: 1002 individua...