Lack of Evidence for Chloroquine-Resistant Plasmodium falciparum Malaria, Leogane, Haiti

Lack of Evidence for Chloroquine-Resistant Plasmodium falciparum Malaria, Leogane, Haiti

Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Haiti is considered chloroquine susceptible, although resistance transporter alleles associated with chloroquine resistance were recently detected. Among 49 patients with falciparum malaria, we found neither parasites carrying haplotypes associated with chloroquine r...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ami Neuberger, Kathleen Zhong, Kevin C Kain, Eli Schwartz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2012-09-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
malaria
chloroquine
resistance
susceptibility
Plasmodium falciparum
parasite
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/18/9/12-0605_article

Similar Items

Similar Items