Genetic surveillance for monitoring the impact of drug use on Plasmodium falciparum populations

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The use of antimalarial drugs is an effective strategy in the fight against malaria. However, selection of drug resistant parasites is a constant threat to the continued use of this approach. Antimalarial drugs are used not only to treat infections but also as part of population-level strategies to reduce malaria transmission toward elimination. While there is strong evidence that the ongoing use of antimalarial...

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