Assessment of Plasmodium falciparum anti-malarial drug resistance markers in pfcrt and pfmdr1 genes in isolates from Honduras and Nicaragua, 2018–2021

Abstract Background Central America and the island of Hispaniola have set out to eliminate malaria by 2030. However, since 2014 a notable upturn in the number of cases has been reported in the Mosquitia region shared by Nicaragua and Honduras. In addition, the proportion of Plasmodium falciparum mal...

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Main Authors: Gustavo Fontecha, Alejandra Pinto, Osman Archaga, Sergio Betancourth, Lenin Escober, Jessica Henríquez, Hugo O. Valdivia, Alberto Montoya, Rosa Elena Mejía
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-12-01
Series:Malaria Journal
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-021-03977-8