Novel Plasmodium falciparum k13 gene polymorphisms from Kisii County, Kenya during an era of artemisinin-based combination therapy deployment

Novel Plasmodium falciparum k13 gene polymorphisms from Kisii County, Kenya during an era of artemisinin-based combination therapy deployment

Abstract Background Currently, chemotherapy stands out as the major malaria intervention strategy, however, anti-malarial resistance may hamper global elimination programs. Artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) stands as the drug of choice for the treatment of Plasmodium falciparum malaria. Pl...

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Main Authors: Josephat Nyabayo Maniga, Mong’are Samuel, Odda John, Masai Rael, Jacqueline Njeri Muchiri, Pacifica Bwogo, Odoki Martin, Vidya Sankarapandian, Mfitundinda Wilberforce, Ochweri Albert, Sarah Kemuma Onkoba, Ismail Abiola Adebayo, Rasheed Omotayo Adeyemo, Saheed Adekunle Akinola
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-03-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
Artemisinin-based combination therapies
Resistance
Kelch13 propeller gene
Polymorphism
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-023-04517-2

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