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Return of chloroquine-susceptible falciparum malaria in Malawi was a reexpansion of diverse susceptible parasites.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 1 Sept 2010
Laufer Miriam K, Takala-Harrison Shannon, Dzinjalamala Fraction K, Stine O Colin, Taylor Terrie E, Plowe Christopher V
Abstract excerpt
The spread of drug-resistant Plasmodium falciparum malaria has been a major impediment to malaria control and threatens prospects for elimination. We recently demonstrated the return of chloroquine-susceptible malaria in Malawi after chloroquine use was abandoned. In this study, we trace the origins of chloroquine-resistant and chloroquine-susceptible parasites in Malawi by sequencing the P. falciparum...
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