Geographic Structure of Plasmodium Vivax: Microsatellite Analysis of Parasite Populations from Sri Lanka, Myanmar, and Ethiopia

Overview

Journal Am J Trop Med Hyg

Specialty Tropical Medicine

Date 2010 Feb 6

PMID 20133999

Citations 67

Authors

Sharmini Gunawardena

Nadira D Karunaweera

Marcelo U Ferreira

Myatt Phone-Kyaw

Richard J Pollack

Michael Alifrangis

Rupika S Rajakaruna

Flemming Konradsen

Priyanie H Amerasinghe

Mette L Schousboe

Gawrie N L Galappaththy

Rabindra R Abeyasinghe

Daniel L Hartl

Dyann F Wirth

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Abstract

Genetic diversity and population structure of Plasmodium vivax parasites can predict the origin and spread of novel variants within a population enabling population specific malaria control measures. We analyzed the genetic diversity and population structure of 425 P. vivax isolates from Sri Lanka, Myanmar, and Ethiopia using 12 trinucleotide and tetranucleotide microsatellite markers. All three parasite populations were highly polymorphic with 3-44 alleles per locus. Approximately 65% were multiple-clone infections. Mean genetic diversity (H(E)) was 0.7517 in Ethiopia, 0.8450 in Myanmar, and 0.8610 in Sri Lanka. Significant linkage disequilibrium was maintained. Population structure showed two clusters (Asian and African) according to geography and ancestry. Strong clustering of outbreak isolates from Sri Lanka and Ethiopia was observed. Predictive power of ancestry using two-thirds of the isolates as a model identified 78.2% of isolates accurately as being African or Asian. Microsatellite analysis is a useful tool for mapping short-term outbreaks of malaria and for predicting ancestry.

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