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Comment
. 2008 Jun 17;5(6):e136.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0050136.

Severe vivax malaria: newly recognised or rediscovered

Stephen J Rogerson  1 , Richard Carter
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Comment

Severe vivax malaria: newly recognised or rediscovered

Stephen J Rogerson et al. PLoS Med. .

Abstract

Stephen Rogerson and Richard Carter discuss two new studies that challenge current dogma by suggesting that vivax malaria can cause severe disease.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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