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ArticleThe American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene2017

Molecular Characterization of a Cluster of Imported Malaria Cases in Puerto Rico.

Stella M Chenet, Luciana Silva-Flannery, Naomi W Lucchi, Ljolje Dragan, Emilio Dirlikov, Kimberly Mace, Brenda Rivera-García, Paul M Arguin, Venkatachalam Udhayakumar

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Article in The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Stella M ChenetMalaria Branch, Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.
Luciana Silva-FlanneryAtlanta Research and Education Foundation, Decatur, Georgia.
Naomi W LucchiMalaria Branch, Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.
Ljolje DraganAtlanta Research and Education Foundation, Decatur, Georgia.
Emilio DirlikovOffice of Epidemiology and Research, Puerto Rico Department of Health, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Kimberly MaceMalaria Branch, Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.
Brenda Rivera-GarcíaOffice of Epidemiology and Research, Puerto Rico Department of Health, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Paul M ArguinMalaria Branch, Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.
Venkatachalam UdhayakumarMalaria Branch, Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Caribbean island of Hispaniola is targeted for malaria elimination. Currently, this is the only island with ongoing transmission of malaria in the Caribbean. In 2015, six patients from Puerto Rico and one from Massachusetts, who traveled to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, were confirmed to be infected with

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TravelGenetic MarkersHumansMalariaMalaria, FalciparumPhylogenyPlasmodium falciparumPuerto RicoGenetic Markers

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PMID28749761
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