Increased Sensitivity of Plasmodium falciparum to Artesunate/Amodiaquine Despite 14 Years as First-Line Malaria Treatment, Zanzibar

Increased Sensitivity of Plasmodium falciparum to Artesunate/Amodiaquine Despite 14 Years as First-Line Malaria Treatment, Zanzibar

Artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs) are first-line treatments for uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria. ACT resistance is spreading in Asia but not yet in Africa. Reduced effects of ACT partner drugs have been reported but with little information regarding widely used artesunate/am...

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Main Authors: Mwinyi Msellem, Ulrika Morris, Aungpaing Soe, Faiza B. Abbas, Abdul-Wahid Ali, Rory Barnes, Paolo Frumento, Abdullah S. Ali, Andreas Mårtensson, Anders Björkman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2020-08-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Plasmodium falciparum
parasites
malaria
drug resistance
genotypes
resistance selection
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/8/19-1547_article

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