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SUBMITTER: Ikeda M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5875287 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Emerging infectious diseases 20180401 4
Because ≈90% of malaria cases occur in Africa, emergence of artemisinin-resistant Plasmodium falciparum in Africa poses a serious public health threat. To assess emergence of artemisinin-resistant parasites in Uganda during 2014-2016, we used the recently developed ex vivo ring-stage survival assay, which estimates ring-stage-specific P. falciparum susceptibility to artemisinin. We conducted 4 cross-sectional surveys to assess artemisinin sensitivity in Gulu, Uganda. Among 194 isolates, survival ...[more]