Within-host competition can delay evolution of drug resistance in malaria.

In the malaria parasite P. falciparum, drug resistance generally evolves first in low-transmission settings, such as Southeast Asia and South America. Resistance takes noticeably longer to appear in the high-transmission settings of sub-Saharan Africa, although it may spread rapidly thereafter. Here...

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Main Authors: Mary Bushman, Rustom Antia, Venkatachalam Udhayakumar, Jacobus C de Roode
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-08-01
Series:PLoS Biology
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6103507?pdf=render