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Molecular Surveillance of Artemisinin-Resistant Plasmodium falciparum Parasites in Mining Areas of the Roraima Indigenous Territory in Brazil.
International journal of environmental research and public health - 25 May 2024
de Aguiar-Barros Jacqueline, Granja Fabiana, de Abreu-Fernandes Rebecca, de Queiroz Lucas Tavares, da Silva E Silva Daniel, Citó Arthur Camurça, Mocelin Natália Ketrin Almeida-de-Oliveira, Daniel-Ribeiro Cláudio Tadeu, Ferreira-da-Cruz Maria de Fátima
Abstract excerpt
Multidrug- and artemisinin-resistant (ART-R) Plasmodium falciparum (Pf) parasites represent a challenge for malaria elimination worldwide. Molecular monitoring in the Kelch domain region (pfk13) gene allows tracking mutations in parasite resistance to artemisinin. The increase in illegal miners in the Roraima Yanomami indigenous land (YIL) could favor ART-R parasites. Thus, this study aimed to investigate ART-R...
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