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Volume 29, Number 1—January 2023
Dispatch

Plasmodium falciparum pfhrp2 and pfhrp3 Gene Deletions in Malaria-Hyperendemic Region, South Sudan

Irene Molina-de la Fuente1, María José Sagrado Benito1Comments to Author , Laurence Flevaud, Janet Ousley, Harriet Akello Pasquale, Ahmed Julla, Abdirashid M. Abdi, Buai Tut Chol, Bakri Abubakr, Agustín BenitoComments to Author , Cristian Casademont, Carolina Nanclares, and Pedro Berzosa
Author affiliations: Institute of Health Carlos III, Madrid, Spain (I. Molina-de la Fuente); Alcala University, Madrid (I.M. de la Fuente, A. Benito, P. Berzosa); Médecins Sans Frontières, Barcelona, Spain (M.J.S. Benito, L. Flevaud, C. Casademont, C. Nanclares); Médecins Sans Frontières, New York, New York, USA (J. Ousley); National Malaria Control Program, Ministry of Health, Juba, South Sudan (H.A. Pasquale, A. Julla); Médecins Sans Frontières, Juba (A.M. Abdi, B.T. Chol); Médecins Sans Frontières, Nairobi, Kenya (B. Abubakr); Centro de Investigación Biomedica en Red de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Madrid (A. Benito, P.J.B. Diaz)

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Figure 1

Frequencies of Plasmodium falciparum single and double pfhrp2 and pfhrp3 deletions in malaria-hyperendemic region, South Sudan. Color represents the type of deletion and proportion of each type of deletion and genotype. Open source QGIS software (https://www.qgis.org) was used to map sample collection locations. Inset map shows locations of the study area in South Sudan and of South Sudan in Africa.

Figure 1. Frequencies of Plasmodium falciparum single and double pfhrp2 and pfhrp3 deletions in malaria-hyperendemic region, South Sudan. Color represents the type of deletion and proportion of each type of deletion and genotype. Open source QGIS software (https://www.qgis.org) was used to map sample collection locations. Inset map shows locations of the study area in South Sudan and of South Sudan in Africa.

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1These authors contributed equally to this article.

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