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Polymorphisms of Plasmodium falciparum k13-propeller gene among migrant workers returning to Henan Province, China from Africa.
BMC infectious diseases - 10 Aug 2017
Yang Chengyun, Zhang Hongwei, Zhou Ruimin, Qian Dan, Liu Ying, Zhao Yuling, Li Suhua, Xu Bianli
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BACKGROUND: Henan Province has been in the malaria elimination stage, with all reports of the disease being imported since 2012 and over 90% coming from Africa. Surveillance and population studies are essential for the early detection and subsequent prevention of the spread of drug resistance. The K13-propeller gene was recently identified as a proposed molecular marker of artemisinin (ART) resistance. In this...
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