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Country-Wide Surveillance of Molecular Markers of Antimalarial Drug Resistance in Senegal by Use of Positive Malaria Rapid Diagnostic Tests.
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene - 1 Nov 2017
Ndiaye Magatte, Sow Doudou, Nag Sidsel, Sylla Khadime, Tine Roger Clement, Ndiaye Jean Louis, Lo Aminata Collé, Gaye Oumar, Faye Babacar, Alifrangis Michael
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In Senegal, antimalarial drugs used in treatment and prevention of malaria are one of the main reasons for the current success in controlling malaria. However, the successful control of malaria is highly dependent on continued effectiveness of these drugs which may be compromised by the spread of drug resistance. Therefore, surveillance of drug resistance in the malaria parasites is essential. The objective of...
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