The changing landscape of Plasmodium falciparum drug resistance in the Democratic Republic of Congo

The changing landscape of Plasmodium falciparum drug resistance in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Abstract Background Drug resistant malaria is a growing concern in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where previous studies indicate that parasites resistant to sulfadoxine/pyrimethamine or chloroquine are spatially clustered. This study explores longitudinal changes in spatial patterns to...

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Main Authors: Molly Deutsch-Feldman, Ozkan Aydemir, Margaret Carrel, Nicholas F. Brazeau, Samir Bhatt, Jeffrey A. Bailey, Melchior Kashamuka, Antoinette K. Tshefu, Steve M. Taylor, Jonathan J. Juliano, Steven R. Meshnick, Robert Verity
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-10-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Malaria
Drug resistance
Spatial-temporal modeling
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-019-4523-0

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