The spread of artemisinin-resistant Plasmodium falciparum in the Greater Mekong subregion: a molecular epidemiology observational study.

M, Imwong; K, Suwannasin; C, Kunasol; K, Sutawong; M, Mayxay; H, Rekol; FM, Smithuis; TM, Hlaing; KM, Tun; der Pluijm RW, van; R, Tripura; O, Miotto; D, Menard; M, Dhorda; NPJ, Day; NJ, White; AM, Dondorp

doi:10.1016/s1473-3099(17)30048-8

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The spread of artemisinin-resistant Plasmodium falciparum in the Greater Mekong subregion: a molecular epidemiology observational study.

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Imwong M

Suwannasin K

Kunasol C

Abstract

Background Evidence suggests that the PfKelch13 mutations that confer artemisinin resistance in falciparum malaria have multiple independent origins across the Greater Mekong subregion, which has motivated a regional malaria elimination agenda. We aimed to use molecular genotyping to assess antimala...

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