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- Title
Plasmodium vivax From Duffy-Negative and Duffy-Positive Individuals Share Similar Gene Pools in East Africa.
- Authors
Kepple, Daniel; Hubbard, Alfred; Ali, Musab M; Abargero, Beka R; Lopez, Karen; Pestana, Kareen; Janies, Daniel A; Yan, Guiyun; Hamid, Muzamil Mahdi; Yewhalaw, Delenasaw; Lo, Eugenia
- Abstract
Plasmodium vivax malaria was thought to be rare in Africa, but an increasing number of P. vivax cases reported across Africa and in Duffy-negative individuals challenges this dogma. The genetic characteristics of P. vivax in Duffy-negative infections, the transmission of P. vivax in East Africa, and the impact of environments on transmission remain largely unknown. This study examined genetic and transmission features of P. vivax from 107 Duffy-negative and 305 Duffy-positive individuals in Ethiopia and Sudan. No clear genetic differentiation was found in P. vivax between the 2 Duffy groups, indicating between-host transmission. P. vivax from Ethiopia and Sudan showed similar genetic clusters, except samples from Khartoum, possibly due to distance and road density that inhibited parasite gene flow. This study is the first to show that P. vivax can transmit to and from Duffy-negative individuals and provides critical insights into the spread of P. vivax in sub-Saharan Africa.
- Publication
Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2021, Vol 224, Issue 8, p1422
- ISSN
0022-1899
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1093/infdis/jiab063