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Spreading of P. vivax.
New research indicates that P. vivax originated in Africa and was spread to Asia and Australasia, from where the parasite was spread to South America in pre-Columbian times (red arrows) [13]. In post-Columbian times, P. vivax was introduced into Latin America from West Africa by slaves (blue arrow) and from Asia by migrants (green arrow) [13].
