Decreased prevalence of Plasmodium falciparum resistance markers to amodiaquine despite its wide scale use as ACT partner drug in Zanzibar

Background: Zanzibar has recently undergone a rapid decline in Plasmodium falciparum transmission following combined malaria control interventions with artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) and integrated vector control. Artesunate-amodiaquine (ASAQ) was implemented as first-line treatment for...

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Main Author: Froberg, Gabrielle (author)
Other Authors: Jornhagen, Louise (author), Morris, Ulrika (author), Shakely, Deler (author), Msellem, Mwinyi I. (author), Gil, José Pedro (author), Bjorkman, Anders (author), Martensson, Andreas (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2018
Subjects:
In-Vivo selection
Artemether lumefantrine
Chloroquine resistance
Combination therapy
Malaria
Pfcrt
Pfmdr1
Mutations
Efficacy
Africa
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/11940
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:sapientia.ualg.pt:10400.1/11940

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http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/11940

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