Time-to-infection by Plasmodium falciparum is largely determined by random factors.

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Published in BMC Med on January 30, 2015

Authors

Mykola Pinkevych, Kiprotich Chelimo, John Vulule, James W Kazura, Ann M Moormann, Miles P Davenport1

Author Affiliations

1: Centre for Vascular Research, University of New South Wales Australia, Kensington NSW 2052, Sydney, Australia. m.davenport@unsw.edu.au.

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