| Autor: |
Abebe A. Fola, Kara A. Moser, Ozkan Aydemir, Chris Hennelly, Tamaki Kobayashi, Timothy Shields, Harry Hamapumbu, Michael Musonda, Ben Katowa, Japhet Matoba, Jennifer C. Stevenson, Douglas E. Norris, Philip E. Thuma, Amy Wesolowski, William J. Moss, Jeffrey A. Bailey, Jonathan J. Juliano, the Southern, Central Africa International Center of Excellence for Malaria Research (ICEMR) |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2023 |
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| Zdroj: |
Malaria Journal, Vol 22, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2023) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
1475-2875 |
| DOI: |
10.1186/s12936-023-04637-9 |
| Popis: |
Abstract Background Understanding temporal and spatial dynamics of malaria transmission will help to inform effective interventions and strategies in regions approaching elimination. Parasite genomics are increasingly used to monitor epidemiologic trends, including assessing residual transmission across seasons and importation of malaria into these regions. Methods In a low and seasonal transmission setting of southern Zambia, a total of 441 Plasmodium falciparum samples collected from 8 neighbouring health centres between 2012 and 2018 were genotyped using molecular inversion probes (MIPs n = 1793) targeting a total of 1832 neutral and geographically informative SNPs distributed across the parasite genome. After filtering for quality and missingness, 302 samples and 1410 SNPs were retained and used for downstream population genomic analyses. Results The analyses revealed most (67%, n = 202) infections harboured one clone (monogenomic) with some variation at local level suggesting low, but heterogenous malaria transmission. Relatedness identity-by-descent (IBD) analysis revealed variable distribution of IBD segments across the genome and 6% of pairs were highly-related (IBD ≥ 0.25). Some of the highly-related parasite populations persisted across multiple seasons, suggesting that persistence of malaria in this low-transmission region is fueled by parasites “seeding” across the dry season. For recent years, clusters of clonal parasites were identified that were dissimilar to the general parasite population, suggesting parasite populations were increasingly fragmented at small spatial scales due to intensified control efforts. Clustering analysis using PCA and t-SNE showed a lack of substantial parasite population structure. Conclusion Leveraging both genomic and epidemiological data provided comprehensive picture of fluctuations in parasite populations in this pre-elimination setting of southern Zambia over 7 years. |
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