Presence of P lasmodium falciparum strains with artemisinin-resistant K13 mutation C469Y in Busia County, Western Kenya
Abstract Malaria remains a key health and economic problem, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. The emergence of artemisinin drug resistance (ART-R) parasite strains poses a serious threat to the control and elimination of this scourge. This is because artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs)...
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| Main Authors: | Mark Makau, Bernard N. Kanoi, Calvin Mgawe, Michael Maina, Mimie Bitshi, Edwin K. Too, Taeko K. Naruse, Hussein M. Abkallo, Harrison Waweru, Ferdinand Adung’o, Osamu Kaneko, Jesse Gitaka |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2024-10-01
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| Series: | Tropical Medicine and Health |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s41182-024-00640-1 |
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