Artemisinin-Resistant<i>Plasmodium falciparum</i>K13 Mutant Alleles, Thailand–Myanmar Border

latter being more aggressive. In the Greater Metropolitan Area and Costa Rica in general, free-ranging dogs are common, including at playgrounds and school yards, sites also vulnerable to nocturnal visits by raccoons. Dogs can have patent B. procyonis parasite infections and can play a role in transmission of the parasite from raccoons to humans.