Enhanced transmission of drug-resistant parasites to mosquitoes following drug treatment in rodent malaria.

The evolution of drug resistant Plasmodium parasites is a major challenge to effective malaria control. In theory, competitive interactions between sensitive parasites and resistant parasites within infections are a major determinant of the rate at which parasite evolution undermines drug efficacy....

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Main Authors: Andrew S Bell, Silvie Huijben, Krijn P Paaijmans, Derek G Sim, Brian H K Chan, William A Nelson, Andrew F Read
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/22701563/pdf/?tool=EBI