High Prevalence of Artemisinin-Resistant Plasmodium falciparum, Southeastern Sudan.

ABSTRACT: We conducted a hospital-based cross-sectional study of Plasmodium falciparum in 2017 in southeastern Sudan. Among 257 P. falciparum samples, we found 22% harbored the pfkelch13 R622I mutation and 10.7% showed hrp2/3 gene deletions. Our findings highlight the urgent need for enhanced surveillance of drug- and diagnostic-resistant parasites in the Horn of Africa.

SUBMITTER: L'Episcopia M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12123913 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature