Plasmodium malariae structure and genetic diversity in sub-Saharan Africa determined from microsatellite variants and linked SNPs in orthologues of antimalarial resistance genes

Malaria elimination programs and tools are focused on eliminating the main malaria parasites P. falciparum and P. vivax, but other malaria parasites species such as P. malariae are co-transmitted in malaria endemic regions and warrant attention for achieving elimination. As knowledge of the diversity and effect of elimination tools on these minor species have not had much academic or public…