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SUBMITTER: Joyner CJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6752766 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Joyner Chester J CJ Brito Cristiana F A CFA Saney Celia L CL Joice Cordy Regina R Smith Maren L ML Lapp Stacey A SA Cabrera-Mora Monica M Kyu Shuya S Lackman Nicolas N Nural Mustafa V MV DeBarry Jeremy D JD Kissinger Jessica C JC Styczynski Mark P MP Lee F Eun-Hyung FE Lamb Tracey J TJ Galinski Mary R MR
PLoS pathogens 20190919 9
Plasmodium relapses are attributed to the activation of dormant liver-stage parasites and are responsible for a significant number of recurring malaria blood-stage infections. While characteristic of human infections caused by P. vivax and P. ovale, their relative contribution to malaria disease burden and transmission remains poorly understood. This is largely because it is difficult to identify 'bona fide' relapse infections due to ongoing transmission in most endemic areas. Here, we use the P ...[more]