Artemisinin resistance-associated markers in Plasmodium falciparum parasites from the China-Myanmar border: predicted structural stability of K13 propeller variants detected in a low-prevalence area.

BACKGROUND:Malaria reduction and future elimination in China is made more difficult by the importation of cases from neighboring endemic countries, particularly Myanmar, Laos, and Vietnam, and increased travel to Africa by Chinese nationals. The increasing prevalence of artemisinin resistant parasit...

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Main Authors: Yan He, Susana Campino, Ernest Diez Benavente, David C Warhurst, Khalid B Beshir, Inke Lubis, Ana Rita Gomes, Jun Feng, Wang Jiazhi, Xiaodong Sun, Fang Huang, Lin-Hua Tang, Colin J Sutherland, Taane G Clark
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0213686