Molecular surveillance for drug resistance markers in Plasmodium vivax isolates from symptomatic and asymptomatic infections at the China–Myanmar border

Molecular surveillance for drug resistance markers in Plasmodium vivax isolates from symptomatic and asymptomatic infections at the China–Myanmar border

Abstract Background In the Greater Mekong sub-region, Plasmodium vivax has become the predominant species and imposes a major challenge for regional malaria elimination. This study aimed to investigate the variations in genes potentially related to drug resistance in P. vivax populations from the Ch...

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Main Authors: Yan Zhao, Lin Wang, Myat Thu Soe, Pyae Linn Aung, Haichao Wei, Ziling Liu, Tongyu Ma, Yuanyuan Huang, Lynette J. Menezes, Qinghui Wang, Myat Phone Kyaw, Myat Htut Nyunt, Liwang Cui, Yaming Cao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-08-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
Plasmodium vivax
Asymptomatic infection
Symptomatic infection
Drug resistance
Molecular markers
Northeast Myanmar
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-020-03354-x

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