Deployment and utilization of next-generation sequencing of Plasmodium falciparum to guide anti-malarial drug policy decisions in sub-Saharan Africa: opportunities and challenges

Deployment and utilization of next-generation sequencing of Plasmodium falciparum to guide anti-malarial drug policy decisions in sub-Saharan Africa: opportunities and challenges

Abstract Parasite resistance against anti-malarial drugs is a major threat to the ongoing malaria control and elimination strategies. This is especially true since resistance to the currently recommended artemisinins and partner drugs has been confirmed in South East Asia (SEA) and new anti-malarial...

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Main Authors: Deus S. Ishengoma, Queen Saidi, Carol H. Sibley, Cally Roper, Michael Alifrangis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-09-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
Next-generation sequencing
Malaria
Plasmodium falciparum
Drug resistance
Sub-Saharan Africa
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-019-2853-4

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