Drug-Resistant Malaria Parasites Introduced into Madagascar from Comoros Islands

Ménard, Didier; Randrianarivo-Solofoniaina, Armand Eugène; Ahmed, Bedja Said; Jahevitra, Martial; Andriantsoanirina, Landy Valérie; Rasolofomanana, Justin Ranjalahy; Rabarijaona, Léon Paul

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Drug-Resistant Malaria Parasites Introduced into Madagascar from Comoros Islands

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Nov 2007
By Ménard, Didier ; Randrianarivo-Solofoniaina, Armand Eugène ; Ahmed, Bedja Said ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:

Ménard, Didier ; Randrianarivo-Solofoniaina, Armand Eugène ; Ahmed, Bedja Said ; Jahevitra, Martial ; Andriantsoanirina, Landy Valérie ; Rasolofomanana, Justin Ranjalahy ; Rabarijaona, Léon Paul
Description:

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.
Subjects:

Adult Animals Antimalarials Child, Preschool Chloroquine Dispatch Drug Resistance, Multiple Female Humans Malaria, Falciparum Male Polymerase Chain Reaction Pyrimethamine Travel
Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 13(11):1759-1762.
Document Type:

Journal Article
Place as Subject:

Comoros ; Madagascar
Location:

Africa
Volume:

13
Issue:

11
Collection(s):

Emerging Infectious Diseases
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urn:sha256:7b7f3935a25a3348f6f17ebcadb1ba03da3f733092e92010b26b386384fda627
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https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/16741/cdc_16741_DS1.pdf
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