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Plasmodium falciparum Drug-Resistant Haplotypes and Population Structure in Postearthquake Haiti, 2010.
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene - 5 Oct 2016
Morton Lindsay Carol, Huber Curtis, Okoth Sheila Akinyi, Griffing Sean, Lucchi Naomi, Ljolje Dragan, Boncy Jacques, Oscar Roland, Townes David, McMorrow Meredith, Chang Michelle A, Udhayakumar Venkatachalam, Barnwell John W
Abstract excerpt
Chloroquine (CQ) remains the first-line treatment of malaria in Haiti. Given the challenges of conducting in vivo drug efficacy trials in low-endemic settings like Haiti, molecular surveillance for drug resistance markers is a reasonable approach for detecting resistant parasites. In this study, 349 blood spots were collected from suspected malaria cases in areas in and around Port-au-Prince from March to July...
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