Malaria Epidemic and Drug Resistance, Djibouti

Analysis of Plasmodium falciparum isolates collected before, during, and after a 1999 malaria epidemic in Djibouti shows that, despite a high prevalence of resistance to chloroquine, the epidemic cannot be attributed to a sudden increase in parasite drug resistance of local parasite populations.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Christophe Rogier, Bruno Pradines, H. Bogreau, Jean-Louis Koeck, Mohamed-Ali Kamil, Odile Mercereau-Puijalon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2005-02-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/11/2/04-0108_article