Can Mixed Parasite Infections Thwart Targeted Malaria Elimination Program in India?

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Host preference to different types of human Red Blood Cells (RBCs) by five different malaria parasites. To be noted is that, based on the common-niche-high-competition hypotheses, more incidences of mixed malaria parasitic infections were found in species that share dissimilar ecological niche (types of human RBCs).