Early transmission of sensitive strain slows down emergence of drug resistance in Plasmodium vivax.

The spread of drug resistance of Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax parasites is a challenge towards malaria elimination. P. falciparum has shown an early and severe drug resistance in comparison to P. vivax in various countries. In fact, P. vivax differs in its life cycle and treatment in v...

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Main Authors: Mario J C Ayala, Daniel A M Villela
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-06-01
Series:PLoS Computational Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1007945