Selection and spread of artemisinin-resistant alleles in Thailand prior to the global artemisinin resistance containment campaign.

Selection and spread of artemisinin-resistant alleles in Thailand prior to the global artemisinin resistance containment campaign.

The recent emergence of artemisinin resistance in the Greater Mekong Subregion poses a major threat to the global effort to control malaria. Tracking the spread and evolution of artemisinin-resistant parasites is critical in aiding efforts to contain the spread of resistance. A total of 417 patient...

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Main Authors: Eldin Talundzic, Sheila Akinyi Okoth, Kanungnit Congpuong, Mateusz M Plucinski, Lindsay Morton, Ira F Goldman, Patrick S Kachur, Chansuda Wongsrichanalai, Wichai Satimai, John W Barnwell, Venkatachalam Udhayakumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-04-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4383523?pdf=render

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