Serologic and genetic characterization of Plasmodium vivax from whole blood-impregnated filter paper discs.

The presence in the New World of a variant strain of Plasmodium vivax (VK247) containing a unique circumsporozoite (CS) repeat domain was determined by the detection of antibodies to the variant CS protein and by genetic analysis of the CS gene from field isolates. Whole blood specimens were collect...

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Main Authors: Kain, Kevin C., Wirtz, Robert A., Fernández Salas, Ildefonso, Franke, Eileen D., Rodríguez, Mario Henry, Lanar, David
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene. 1992
Online Access:http://eprints.uanl.mx/224/1/Serologic_and_genetic_characterization_of_Plasmodium_vivax_from_whole_bloog_impregnated_filter_paper_discs.pdf

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