Fig. 3From: Clonal population expansion in an outbreak of Plasmodium falciparum on the northwest coast of EcuadorStudy area. a Esmeraldas Province and its location in Ecuador. Esmeraldas city is marked as a point in the coast of the province. b Map of Esmeraldas city. Most (28; 88 %) of the patient samples were collected from the neighbourhoods in the south of the city (black rectangle) which corresponds to the area where most cases occurredBack to article page