No evidence of amplified Plasmodium falciparum plasmepsin II gene copy number in an area with artemisinin-resistant malaria along the China –Myanmar border

The emergence and spread of artemisinin resistance in Plasmodium falciparum poses a threat to malaria eradication, including China ’s plan to eliminate malaria by 2020. Piperaquine (PPQ) resistance has emerged in ...

Source: Malaria Journal - September 14, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Fang Huang, Biraj Shrestha, Hui Liu, Lin-Hua Tang, Shui-Sen Zhou, Xiao-Nong Zhou, Shannon Takala-Harrison, Pascal Ringwald, Myaing M. Nyunt and Christopher V. Plowe Tags: Research Source Type: research