Background Peru is one of the Latin American countries with the highest malaria burden,
mainly due to Plasmodium vivax infections. However, little is known about P. vivax …

Background Characterizing the parasite dynamics and population structure provides useful
information to understand the dynamic of transmission and to better target control …

Despite efforts made over decades by the Peruvian government to eliminate malaria,
Plasmodium vivax remains a challenge for public health decision-makers in the country. The …

Background Malaria remains endemic in several countries of South America with low to
moderate transmission intensity. Regional human migration through underserved endemic …

Background Despite the large burden of Plasmodium vivax, little is known about its
transmission dynamics. This study explored the population structure and spatio-temporal …

For 20 years, Plasmodium vivax has been the only prevalent malaria species in Mexico, and
cases have declined significantly and continuously. Spatiotemporal genetic studies can be …

Understanding the genetic structure of malaria parasites is essential to predict how fast
some phenotypes of interest originate and spread in populations. In the present study, we …

Molecular tools to distinguish strains of Plasmodium vivax are important for studying the
epidemiology of malaria transmission. Two sets of markers—tandem repeat (TR) …

Plasmodium vivax is the geographically most widespread human malaria parasite. To
analyze patterns of microsatellite diversity and population structure across countries of …

Background Plasmodium vivax is a predominant species of malaria in parts of South
America and there is increasing resistance to drugs to treat infections by P. vivax. The …