Molecular evidence of drug resistance in asymptomatic malaria Infections, Myanmar, 2015

Nyunt, Myat Htut; Shein, Thinzar; Zaw, Ni Ni; Han, Soe Soe; Muh, Fauzi; Lee, Seong-Kyun; Han, Jin-Hee; Thant, Kyaw Zin; Han, Eun-Taek; Kyawl, Myat Phone

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03/2017

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Abstract

Artennisinin resistance containment in Myanmar was initiated in 2011 after artemisinin-resistant Plasmodium falciparum malaria was reported. Molecular evidence suggests that asymptomatic malaria infections harboring drug resistance genes are present among residents of the Myanmar artemisinin resistance containment zone. This evidence supports efforts to eliminate these hidden infections.

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Nyunt , M H , Shein , T , Zaw , N N , Han , S S , Muh , F , Lee , S-K , Han , J-H , Thant , K Z , Han , E-T & Kyawl , M P 2017 , ' Molecular evidence of drug resistance in asymptomatic malaria Infections, Myanmar, 2015 ' , Emerging Infectious Diseases , vol. 23 , no. 3 , pp. 517-520 . https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2303.161363

Publication

Emerging Infectious Diseases

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Peer reviewed

DOI

https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2303.161363

ISSN

1080-6040

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Journal article

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© 2017, the Author(s). This work has been made available online in accordance with the publisher's policies. This is the final published version of the work, which was originally published at http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2303.161363

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University of St Andrews Research

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http://hdl.handle.net/10023/18133