Article
Origin and Spread of Evolving Artemisinin-Resistant Plasmodium falciparum Malarial Parasites in Southeast Asia.
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene - 1 Dec 2019
Hassett Matthew R, Roepe Paul D
Abstract excerpt
In this review, we provide an epidemiological history of the emergence and ongoing spread of evolving Plasmodium falciparum artemisinin resistance (ARTR). Southeast Asia has been the focal point for emergence and spread of multiple antimalarial drug resistance phenomena, and is once again for evolving ARTR, also known as the "delayed clearance phenotype" (DCP). The five countries most impacted, Cambodia,...
Topics
- Artemisinins
- Asia, Southeastern
- Drug Resistance
- Drug Therapy, Combination
- Genotype
- Humans
- Malaria, Falciparum
- Mutation
- Phenotype
- Plasmodium falciparum