Low genetic diversity and complexity of submicroscopic Plasmodium falciparum infections among febrile patients in low transmission areas in Senegal.

Rokhaya SaneCheikh TallaBabacar DioufFatoumata Diene SarrNafissatou DiagneJoseph FayeAbdoulaye BadianePape Mbacké SembèneCheikh SokhnaAissatou Toure-BaldeMakhtar Niang

Published in: PloS one (2019)

The study revealed a high submicroscopic P. falciparum carriage among patients in the study areas, and that submicroscopic P. falciparum isolates had a lower genetic diversity and complexity of malaria infections.

Keyphrases

genetic diversity
plasmodium falciparum
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
patient reported