High Prevalence of Artemisinin-Resistant Plasmodium falciparum, Southeastern Sudan

High Prevalence of Artemisinin-Resistant Plasmodium falciparum, Southeastern Sudan

We conducted a hospital-based cross-sectional study of Plasmodium falciparum in 2017 in southeastern Sudan. Among 257 P. falciparum samples, we found 22% harbored the pfkelch13 R622I mutation and 10.7% showed hrp2/3 gene deletions. Our findings highlight the urgent need for enhanced surveillance of...

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Main Authors: Mariangela L’Episcopia, Albadawi A. Talha, Bakri Y.M. Nour, Ibrahim Mohamed Ahmed Sana, Emmanuelle Caspar, Lucas Thiebaut, Lucien Platon, Buze Chala, Laurence Ma, Lemu Golassa, Edvige Perrotti, Carlo Severini, Didier Menard
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Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2025-06-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Plasmodium falciparum
antimicrobial resistance
Artemisinin
parasites
Sudan
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/31/6/24-1810_article
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