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Microgeographically diverse Plasmodium vivax populations at the Thai-Myanmar border.


ABSTRACT: Malaria transmission along international borders of the Greater Mekong Subregion is a big challenge for regional malaria elimination. At the Thai-Myanmar border, Plasmodium falciparum cases have dropped dramatically; however, increasing P. vivax prevalence and the emerging reports on hidden malaria burden due to asymptomatic infections demand attention. We conducted cross-sectional surveys to detect asymptomatic malaria infections in a small village located at Thai-Myanmar border and genotyped P. vivax infections in order to understand the level of genetic diversity on such a microgeographic scale. PCR/RFLP and DNA sequencing identified high levels of genetic polymorphisms at both Pvmsp3? and Pvmsp3? loci among P. vivax infections. Combining the PCR/RFLP patterns of Pvmsp3? and Pvmsp3?, a total of 10 genotypes were observed among 17 samples, while concatenated DNA sequences of Pvmsp3? and 3? generated 14 haplotypes with haplotype diversity of 0.97. These markedly diverse parasites on a microgeographic scale suggest the circulation of a considerably large parasite population at the international border.

SUBMITTER: Gupta B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5123908 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Microgeographically diverse Plasmodium vivax populations at the Thai-Myanmar border.

Gupta Bhavna B   Parker Daniel M DM   Fan Qi Q   Reddy B P Niranjan BPN   Yan Guiyun G   Sattabongkot Jetsumon J   Cui Liwang L  

Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases 20160928


Malaria transmission along international borders of the Greater Mekong Subregion is a big challenge for regional malaria elimination. At the Thai-Myanmar border, Plasmodium falciparum cases have dropped dramatically; however, increasing P. vivax prevalence and the emerging reports on hidden malaria burden due to asymptomatic infections demand attention. We conducted cross-sectional surveys to detect asymptomatic malaria infections in a small village located at Thai-Myanmar border and genotyped P  ...[more]

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