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Molecular Evidence of Drug Resistance in Asymptomatic Malaria Infections, Myanmar, 2015.
Emerging infectious diseases - 1 Mar 2017
Nyunt Myat Htut, Shein Thinzar, Zaw Ni Ni, Han Soe Soe, Muh Fauzi, Lee Seong-Kyun, Han Jin-Hee, Thant Kyaw Zin, Han Eun-Taek, Kyaw Myat Phone
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Artemisinin resistance containment in Myanmar was initiated in 2011 after artemisinin-resistant Plasmodium falciparum malaria was reported. Molecular evidence suggests that asymptomatic malaria infections harboring drug resistance genes are present among residents of the Myanmar artemisinin resistance containment zone. This evidence supports efforts to eliminate these hidden infections.
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