Table 1

Comparison of csp, msp-1 and warp sequence types in Iranian P. vivax parasite populations

Temperate region (North)

Tropical region (South)


csp [16]

VK210 (99.5%)

VK210 (70.5%)

VK247 (0.5%)

VK247 (17.5%)

Mix (12%)


msp 1 [17]

Type 1 (Belem) (75%)

Type 1 (Belem) (17.2%)

Type 2 (Sal I) (21%)

Type 2 (Sal I) (56.3%)

Type 3 (Recombinant) (4%)

Type 3 (Recombinant) (26.5%)


warp (present study)

Type 1 (Sal I) (11.8%)

Type 1 (Sal I) (6%)

Type 2 (88.2)

Type 2 (88%)

Type 3 (-)

Type 3 (6%)


Anopheles vectors [16,17]

An. stephensi

An. maculipennis

An. fluviatilis

An. sacharovi

An. culicifacies

An. pulcherrimus


Gholizadeh et al. Malaria Journal 2009 8:137   doi:10.1186/1475-2875-8-137

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