Drug-resistant malaria parasites introduced into Madagascar from Comoros Islands.

Autor: Ménard, Didier, Randrianarivo-Solofoniaina, Armand Eugène, Ahmed, Bedja Said, Jahevitra, Martial, Andriantsoanirina, Valérie, Rasolofomanana, Justin Ranjalahy, Rabarijaona, Léon Paul, Ménard, Didier, Randrianarivo-Solofoniaina, Armand Eugène, Andriantsoanirina, Valérie, Rabarijaona, Léon Paul
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Zdroj: Emerging Infectious Diseases; Nov2007, Vol. 13 Issue 11, p1759-1762, 4p, 1 Chart, 2 Maps
Abstrakt: To determine risk for drug-resistant malaria parasites entering Madagascar from Comoros Islands, we screened travelers. For the 141 Plasmodium falciparum isolates detected by real-time PCR, frequency of mutant alleles of genes associated with resistance to chloroquine and pyrimethamine was high. International-level antimalarial policy and a regional antimalarial forum are needed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze: Complementary Index