Drug-Resistant Malaria Parasites Introduced into Madagascar from Comoros Islands
Open Access
- 1 November 2007
- journal article
- Published by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 13 (11) , 1759-1762
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1311.070235
Abstract
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.Keywords
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