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High frequency of Plasmodium falciparum chloroquine resistance marker (pfcrt T76 mutation) in Yemen: an urgent need to re-examine malaria drug policy.
Parasites & vectors - 27 May 2011
Al-Mekhlafi Abdulsalam M, Mahdy Mohammed A K, Al-Mekhlafi Hesham M, Azazy Ahmed A, Fong Mun Yik
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BACKGROUND: Malaria remains a significant health problem in Yemen with Plasmodium falciparum being the predominant species which is responsible for 90% of the malaria cases. Despite serious concerns regarding increasing drug resistance, chloroquine is still used for the prevention and treatment of malaria in Yemen. This study was carried out to determine the prevalence of choloroquine resistance (CQR) of P....
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