Longitudinal study assessing the return of chloroquine susceptibility of <it>Plasmodium falciparum</it> in isolates from travellers returning from West and Central Africa, 2000–2011

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Chloroquine (CQ) was the main malaria therapy worldwide from the 1940s until the 1990s. Following the emergence of CQ-resistant <it>Plasmodium falciparum</it>, most African countries discontinued the use of CQ, and now pr...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Gharbi Myriam, Flegg Jennifer A, Hubert Véronique, Kendjo Eric, Metcalf Jessica E, Bertaux Lionel, Guérin Philippe J, Le Bras Jacques
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2013-01-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.malariajournal.com/content/12/1/35