Chloroquine-Resistant Malaria in Travelers Returning from Haiti after 2010 Earthquake

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Gharbi, Myriam ; Pillai, Dylan R. ; Lau, Rachel ; Hubert, Véronique ; Khairnar, Krishna ; Existe, Alexandre ; Kendjo, Eric ; Dahlström, Sabina ; Guérin, Philippe J. ; Le Bras, Jacques
• Corporate Authors:
  French National Reference Center for Imported Malaria Study
• Description:
  We investigated chloroquine sensitivity to Plasmodium falciparum in travelers returning to France and Canada from Haiti during a 23-year period. Two of 19 isolates obtained after the 2010 earthquake showed mixed pfcrt 76K+T genotype and high 50% inhibitory concentration. Physicians treating malaria acquired in Haiti should be aware of possible chloroquine resistance.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Aged Animals Antimalarials Child Child, Preschool Chloroquine Disasters Dispatch Drug Resistance Earthquakes Female Genotype Humans Infant Malaria Malaria, Falciparum Male Membrane Transport Proteins Middle Aged Parasites Parasitic Sensitivity Tests Plasmodium Falciparum Protozoan Proteins Travel Travelers Vector-borne Infections Young Adult

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 18(8):1346-1349.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Haiti ; France ; Canada
• Location:
  Caribbean ; Europe ; North America
• Volume:
  18
• Issue:
  8
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:93129264a52828b237efadbe6b455f6c8b276276c0c55df4c07b5e722df85d95
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/18684/cdc_18684_DS1.pdf
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