Importance of kelch 13 C580Y mutation in the studies of artemisinin resistance in Plasmodium falciparum in Greater Mekong Subregion

The mortality caused by Plasmodium falciparum was reduced by Artemisinin (ART) and ART combination therapy (ACT). However, Artemisinin resistance (ART-R) emerge during 2008 in Cambodia and spread to Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS). ART-R was confirmed not to spread to India, a gateway to whole Africa...

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Main Authors: Myo Thura Zaw, Zaw Lin, Nor Amalina Emran
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-10-01
Series:Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1684118219301082