Cellular characterization of artemisinin resistance in human malaria.
Malaria is a deadly disease transmitted by the Anopheles mosquito, and Plasmodium falciparum results in upwards of 1.5 million deaths per year. It is a disease endemic to tropical and sub-tropical regions. While chloroquine was effective during the 1960s to 1970s, the worldwide spread of chloroquine...
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Language: | English |
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2013
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10356/54196 |