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Genetic polymorphisms in genes associated with drug resistance in Plasmodium vivax parasites from northeastern Myanmar.
Malaria journal - 3 Mar 2022
Huang Fang, Li Shigang, Tian Peng, Pu Lahpai Ja Seng, Cui Yanwen, Liu Hui, Yang Lianzhi, Bi Dahidam Yaw
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Anti-malarial drug resistance is still a major threat to malaria elimination in the Great Mekong Sub-region. Plasmodium vivax parasites resistant to anti-malarial drugs are now found in Myanmar. Molecular surveillance on drug resistance genes in P. vivax parasites from northeastern Myanmar was aimed at estimating the underlying drug resistance in this region. METHODS: Blood samples from patients with...
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