Genetic differentiation of Plasmodium vivax duffy binding protein in Ethiopia and comparison with other geographical isolates.

"Declarations Ethics approval and consent to participateEthical approval was obtained from Aklilu Lemma Institute of Pathobiology Institutional Review Board (Ref No: ALIPB IRB/34/2013/20), Addis Ababa University, and from the national research ethical review committee (Ref No: 7/2-514/m259/35), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. An official letter of support was sent to the study sites and the study was initiated after obtaining permission from the respective health facilities. Written informed consent and/or assent was obtained from all study participants, using the local language where appropriate. Consent for publicationAll authors have read and agreed to publish this article. Competing interestsThe authors declare that they have no competing interests. Competing interests The authors declare that they have no competing interests."

"Funding The authors received no specific funding for this work. But materials used for data collection was supported by Aklilu Lema Institute of Pathobiology and Ethiopian Public Health Institute, and laboratory analysis was supported by Drexel University, Philadelphia, USA."