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The changing landscape of Plasmodium falciparum drug resistance in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
BMC infectious diseases - 22 Oct 2019
Deutsch-Feldman Molly, Aydemir Ozkan, Carrel Margaret, Brazeau Nicholas F, Bhatt Samir, Bailey Jeffrey A, Kashamuka Melchior, Tshefu Antoinette K, Taylor Steve M, Juliano Jonathan J, Meshnick Steven R, Verity Robert
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BACKGROUND: Drug resistant malaria is a growing concern in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where previous studies indicate that parasites resistant to sulfadoxine/pyrimethamine or chloroquine are spatially clustered. This study explores longitudinal changes in spatial patterns to understand how resistant malaria may be spreading within the DRC, using samples from nation-wide population-representative...
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