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Molecular epidemiology of drug-resistant malaria in western Kenya highlands.
BMC infectious diseases - 31 Jul 2008
Zhong Daibin, Afrane Yaw, Githeko Andrew, Cui Liwang, Menge David M, Yan Guiyun
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BACKGROUND: Since the late 1980s a series of malaria epidemics has occurred in western Kenya highlands. Among the possible factors that may contribute to the highland malaria epidemics, parasite resistance to antimalarials has not been well investigated. METHODS: Using parasites from highland and lowland areas of western Kenya, we examined key mutations associated with Plasmodium falciparum resistance to...
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