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ArticleMalaria journal2015

Genetic diversity of Plasmodium vivax in clinical isolates from Bangladesh.

Mohammad Golam Kibria, Rubayet Elahi, Abu Naser Mohon, Wasif A Khan, Rashidul Haque, Mohammad Shafiul Alam

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Mohammad Golam KibriaInternational Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh (icddr,b), Dhaka, 1212, Bangladesh. golam.kibria@icddrb.org.
Rubayet ElahiInternational Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh (icddr,b), Dhaka, 1212, Bangladesh. rubayet@vt.edu.
Abu Naser MohonInternational Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh (icddr,b), Dhaka, 1212, Bangladesh. manmohon@ucalgary.ca.
Wasif A KhanInternational Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh (icddr,b), Dhaka, 1212, Bangladesh. wakhan@icddrb.org.
Rashidul HaqueInternational Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh (icddr,b), Dhaka, 1212, Bangladesh. rhaque@icddrb.org.
Mohammad Shafiul AlamInternational Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh (icddr,b), Dhaka, 1212, Bangladesh. shafiul@icddrb.org.

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Abstract

backgroundPlasmodium vivax is the second most prevalent human malaria parasite in Bangladesh; however, there are no data of its genetic diversity. Several molecular markers are available where Pvcsp, Pvmsp 1 and Pvmsp 3α are most commonly used for P. vivax genotyping studies. The aim of the study was to investigate the population structure of P. vivax in Bangladesh.

methodsA total of 102 P. vivax-positive blood samples were collected from different malaria-endemic areas in Bangladesh and subsequently analysed for those three genotyping markers. Nested PCR was performed for diagnosis and genotyping analysis followed by PCR-RFLP to detect genetic diversity using Pvcsp, Pvmsp 1 and Pvmsp 3α markers.

resultsAnalysis of Pvcsp showed that the VK210 repeat type was highly prevalent (64.7%, 66/102) compared to VK247 (35.3%, 36/102), although the prevalence of VK247 was higher than other Southeast Asian countries. Analysis of these three genes revealed a diverse, circulating population of P. vivax where a total of ten, 56 and 35 distinct genotypes were detected for Pvcsp, Pvmsp 1 and Pvmsp 3α, respectively.

conclusionThis genotyping observation of P. vivax is the first report from Bangladesh and will provide valuable information for establishing the genotyping methods and circulating genetic variants of these three markers available in Bangladesh.

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Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment LengthAdolescentAdultAntigens, ProtozoanBangladeshChildChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansMaleMerozoite Surface Protein 1Middle AgedPlasmodium vivaxPolymerase Chain ReactionProtozoan ProteinsYoung AdultAntigens, Protozoancircumsporozoite protein, ProtozoanMerozoite Surface Protein 1merozoite surface protein 3, PlasmodiumProtozoan Proteins

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