Prevalence of Plasmodium falciparum parasites harbouring chloroquine-resistant but not artemisinin-resistant alleles in Busia County, Western Kenya

Prevalence of Plasmodium falciparum parasites harbouring chloroquine-resistant but not artemisinin-resistant alleles in Busia County, Western Kenya

Abstract Background The recent emergence of Plasmodium falciparum parasites harbouring kelch 13 mutations associated with artemisinin partial resistance (ART-R) in sub-Saharan Africa is a major concern. Regular molecular epidemiological surveys are recommended to monitor the level of mutant parasite...

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Main Authors: Noah Machuki Onchieku, Nemrod Gesusu, Emmanuelle Caspar, Lewis Karani, Kelvin Thiong’o, Luna Kamau, Daniel Kiboi, Lucas Thiebaut, Laurence Ma, Francis Kimani, Damaris Matoke-Muhia, Didier Ménard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2025-07-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
Malaria
Plasmodium falciparum
Artemisinin
Chloroquine
Drug resistance
Multiplexed deep amplicon sequencing
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-025-05486-4
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