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June 30, 2025
Plasmodium falciparum dataset 8 (Pf8)
Pf8, the newest version of our largest Plasmodium falciparum dataset, contains over 33,000 whole genome sequences. The paper describing the results was published in Wellcome Open Research in June 2025.
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Started 2021
Anopheles gambiae genomic surveillance project
The MalariaGEN Vector Observatory has sequenced more than 15,000 samples in the Anopheles gambiae complex from 26 countries. 
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February 11, 2022
Plasmodium vivax data resource 4 (Pv4)
The Pv4 dataset contains genome variation data on 1,895 worldwide samples of Plasmodium vivax, the second-deadliest form of malaria.
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News1 Jul 2025

Pf8 released: A major update for the world’s largest malaria parasite genomic data resource

Containing 33,325 whole genomes of Plasmodium falciparum parasites from blood samples collected in 122 different locations across 56 years, Pf8 provides unprecedented opportunities to understand and combat malaria.

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