Objective To assess the prevalence and multiplicity of Plasmodium falciparum infections in
Ghanaian infants. Method In an epidemiological study in an area holoendemic for malaria in …

Background Malaria is the most important cause of mortality and morbidity in children living
in the Kintampo districts in the middle part of Ghana. This study has investigated the …

In this cross-sectional study, we investigated host genetic factors and ethnic variation in
circulating Plasmodium falciparum merozoite surface protein 2 (msp-2) clones among …

OBJECTIVE: To characterize the genetic diversity of Plasmodium falciparum (P. falciparum)
field isolates in children from Lafia, North-central Nigeria, using the highly polymorphic P …

Background/Purpose Malaria remains one of the most devastating parasitic diseases in the
world. Its pathogenesis is still not clearly understood, although there are indications that …

The genetic diversity of P. falciparum and multiplicity of infection has been studied in a
village in Northern Nigeria at the end of the rainy season, when transmission is high. We …

A site-based characterization of Plasmodium falciparum infections in children living in two
malaria hyperendemic urban areas from West and Central Africa was undertaken. A total of …

As in many sub-Saharan African countries, the burden of malaria has been reduced in the
Republic of Congo as a result of massive deployment of insecticide treated nets and …

Abstract Background Genetic diversity in Plasmodium falciparum populations can be used to
describe the resilience and spatial distribution of the parasite in the midst of intensified …

We investigated Plasmodium falciparum genetic diversity in isolates collected from school-
going residents aged from 5 to 15 years in the village of Pouma (Cameroon, Central Africa) …