Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
10972719 International Journal for Parasitology 2012 7 Pages PDF
Abstract
► Evidence for the endemicity of Plasmodium vivax in west Africa is accumulating. ► P. vivax has recently been identified in African apes. ► Mitochondrial genome sequences suggest extant P. vivax may be of African origin. ► The implications of these reports on theories of the origins of P. vivax are discussed.
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