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SUBMITTER: Vafa Homann M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5704054 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Vafa Homann Manijeh M Emami S Noushin SN Yman Victor V Stenström Christine C Sondén Klara K Ramström Hanna H Karlsson Mattias M Asghar Muhammad M Färnert Anna A
EBioMedicine 20171004
The rapid clearance of malaria parasite DNA from circulation has widely been accepted as a fact without being systemically investigated. We assessed the persistence of parasite DNA in travelers treated for Plasmodium falciparum malaria in a malaria-free area. Venous blood was collected at the time of admission and prospectively up to one year. DNA and RNA were extracted and analyzed using species-specific and gametocyte-specific real-time PCR as well as merozoite surface protein 2 (msp2)-PCR. In ...[more]