Emerging Infectious Diseases (Nov 2007)
Drug-Resistant Malaria Parasites Introduced into Madagascar from Comoros Islands
Abstract
To determine risk for drug-resistant malaria parasites entering Madagascar from Comoros Islands, we screened travelers. For the 141 Plasmodium falciparum isolates detected by real-time PCR, frequency of mutant alleles of genes associated with resistance to chloroquine and pyrimethamine was high. International-level antimalarial policy and a regional antimalarial forum are needed.
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