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Selection and spread of artemisinin-resistant alleles in Thailand prior to the global artemisinin resistance containment campaign.
PLoS pathogens - 1 Apr 2015
Talundzic Eldin, Okoth Sheila Akinyi, Congpuong Kanungnit, Plucinski Mateusz M, Morton Lindsay, Goldman Ira F, Kachur Patrick S, Wongsrichanalai Chansuda, Satimai Wichai, Barnwell John W, Udhayakumar Venkatachalam
Abstract excerpt
The recent emergence of artemisinin resistance in the Greater Mekong Subregion poses a major threat to the global effort to control malaria. Tracking the spread and evolution of artemisinin-resistant parasites is critical in aiding efforts to contain the spread of resistance. A total of 417 patient samples from the year 2007, collected during malaria surveillance studies across ten provinces in Thailand, were...
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