Molecular Surveillance of Artemisinin-Based Combination Therapies Resistance in Plasmodium falciparum Parasites from Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea
Yaqun Liu, Xue‐Yan Liang, Jian Li, Jiang‐Tao Chen, Huiying Huang, Yuzhong Zheng, Jin-Quan He, Carlos Salas Ehapo, Urbano Monsuy Eyi, Peikui Yang, Li‐Yun Lin, Weizhong Chen, Guangyu Sun, XiangZhi Liu, Guang‐Cai Zha, Junli Wang, ChunFang Wang, HuaGui Wei, Min Lin
Abstract
Malaria, one of the tropical parasitic diseases with a high transmission rate in Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea, especially caused by P. falciparum is highly prevalent in this region and is commonly treated locally with ACTs. The declining antimalarial susceptibility of artemisinin-based drugs suggested that resistance to artemisinin and its derivatives is developing in P. falciparum .
Topics & Concepts
Plasmodium falciparumArtemisininMalariaNew guineaBiologyVirologyDrug resistanceGeographyGeneticsImmunologyEthnologyHistoryMalaria Research and ControlMosquito-borne diseases and controlTravel-related health issues