Using the Plasmodium mitochondrial genome for classifying mixed-species infections and inferring the geographical origin of P. falciparum parasites imported to the U.S.

• Sarah E. Schmedes ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: sschmedes@cdc.gov

  Affiliations Malaria Branch, Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States America, Association of Public Health Laboratories, Silver Spring, Maryland, United States America

  http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7216-849X

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• Dhruviben Patel,

  Roles Formal analysis, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Malaria Branch, Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States America, Williams Consulting LLC, Baltimore, Maryland, United States America

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• Julia Kelley,

  Roles Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Malaria Branch, Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States America, Atlanta Research and Education Foundation, Atlanta, Georgia, United States America

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• Venkatachalam Udhayakumar,

  Roles Funding acquisition, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Malaria Branch, Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States America

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• Eldin Talundzic

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Malaria Branch, Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States America

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