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Malaria parasite population genomics during an elimination program in Eastern Myanmar

Xue Li,Grace-Ann Arya,8 Authors,Timothy J.C. Anderson

2025 · DOI: 10.1101/2025.05.21.655408
bioRxiv · 2 Citations

TLDR

The genomic data indicated decreasing parasite population size, but there was no selection towards drug-resistance parasites, and genetic drift may have a stronger impact on parasite population structure than selection in low-transmission elimination settings.