Malaria accompanied the modern man as he moved out of Africa some 60,000 years ago, according to a new study.
By measuring the differences in SNP (single nucleotide pair) mutations within two well known genes in the P. falciparum genome, the team were able to determine how much genetic variation there was in the malaria genome in different regions.
They discovered that the greater the sample's distance from Africa, the less genetic variation there was in these marker genes of P. falciparum.
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Mosquito-borne diseases, like malaria, filaria, dengue, etc are common in places conducive of mosquito breeding. Swamps, ponds and stagnated drainage provide optimal breeding ground for mosquitoes.
Mosquito-borne diseases, like malaria, filaria, dengue, etc are common in places conducive of mosquito breeding. Swamps, ponds and stagnated drainage provide optimal breeding ground for mosquitoes.
Humans too show less genetic diversity the further away from Africa they get, the researchers point out.
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The evidence also suggests it may have originated in central sub-Saharan African around the Great Lakes region.
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