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Limited Polymorphism of the Plasmodium vivax Merozoite Surface Protein 1 Gene in Isolates from Turkey

Author(s): 
Fadile Yildiz Zeyrek., Shin-Ichiro Tachibana., Kazuyuki Tanabe., et al.
Reference: 
Am J Trop Med Hyg, Dec 2010; 83: 1230 - 1237.
Contact email: 
fadilezeyrek@hotmail.com

Data suggest a recent population bottleneck in Turkey that may have obscured a signature for balancing selection in the C-terminal 42-kD region, which was otherwise detectable in other areas.

Spatiotemporal change and ecological modelling of malaria in Turkey by means of geographic information systems

Author(s): 
Hakan Mete Dogan, Ilhan Cetin, Mucahit Egri
Reference: 
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Volume 104, Issue 11, November 2010, Pages 726-732
Contact email: 
hmdogan@hotmail.com

We described the spatiotemporal change of malaria (Plasmodium vivax) in Turkey over 34 years (1975–2008), and assessed the role of environmental variables in this change.

Monitoring of failure of chloroquine treatment for Plasmodium vivax using polymerase chain reaction in Sanliurfa province, Turkey

Author(s): 
Fuat Dilmec, M. Ali Kurcer, Feridun Akkafa & Zeynep Simsek
Reference: 
Parasitology Research, Volume 106, Number 4 / March, 2010 : 783-788
Contact email: 
fdilmec@harran.edu.tr

Our target was to determine the Plasmodium species in the southeast region of Turkey and the therapeutic efficacy of CQ used in the treatment of malaria.

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