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Artemisinin-Resistant Plasmodium falciparum K13 Mutant Alleles, Thailand-Myanmar Border.

Abstract:

Artemisinin resistance (ART-R) in Plasmodium falciparum phenotypes may have evolved independently in various areas of the Greater Mekong Sub-region (1,2), prompting the World Health Organization to change its regional policy from containment to elimination (3). Risks associated with ART-R include compromised use of artemisinin combined therapy, partner drug resistance selection, total ART-R resistance, and geographic extension to other malaria-endemic regions (2,3). Characterization of ART-R ...

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Peer reviewed

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10.3201/eid2208.160004

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Publisher's website
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Emerging Infectious Diseases Journal website
Issue:
8
Publication date:
2016-08-08
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1080-6059
ISSN:
1080-6040
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English
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636339
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2016-08-03

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