1. Plasmodium falciparum Plasmepsin 2 Duplications, West Africa
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Inoue, Juliana, Silva, Miguel, Fofana, Bakary, Sanogo, Kassim, Mårtensson, Andreas, Sagara, Issaka, Björkman, Anders, Veiga, Maria Isabel, Ferreira, Pedro Eduardo, Djimde, Abdoulaye, Gil, José Pedro, Inoue, Juliana, Silva, Miguel, Fofana, Bakary, Sanogo, Kassim, Mårtensson, Andreas, Sagara, Issaka, Björkman, Anders, Veiga, Maria Isabel, Ferreira, Pedro Eduardo, Djimde, Abdoulaye, and Gil, José Pedro
- Abstract
Dihydroartemisinin/piperaquine (DHA/PPQ) is increasingly deployed as antimalaria drug in Africa. We report the detection in Mali of Plasmodium falciparum infections carrying plasmepsin 2 duplications (associated with piperaquine resistance) in 7/65 recurrent infections within 2 months after DHA/PPQ treatment. These findings raise concerns about the long-term efficacy of DHA/PPQ treatment in Africa.
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- 2018
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