Article
Emergence of artemisinin-resistant malaria on the western border of Thailand: a longitudinal study.
Lancet (London, England) - 26 May 2012
Phyo Aung Pyae, Nkhoma Standwell, Stepniewska Kasia, Ashley Elizabeth A, Nair Shalini, McGready Rose, ler Moo Carit, Al-Saai Salma, Dondorp Arjen M, Lwin Khin Maung, Singhasivanon Pratap, Day Nicholas P J, White Nicholas J, Anderson Tim J C, Nosten François
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Artemisinin-resistant falciparum malaria has arisen in western Cambodia. A concerted international effort is underway to contain artemisinin-resistant Plasmodium falciparum, but containment strategies are dependent on whether resistance has emerged elsewhere. We aimed to establish whether artemisinin resistance has spread or emerged on the Thailand-Myanmar (Burma) border. METHODS: In malaria clinics...
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