Steep Rebound of Chloroquine-Sensitive Plasmodium falciparum in Zimbabwe

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Removal of chloroquine from national malaria formularies can lead to the reversion of resistant Plasmodium falciparum to wild-type. We report a steep decline in chloroquine-resistant P falciparum within 10 years of national discontinuation of chloroquine monotherapy in Zimbabwe. Drug resistance surveillance is a vital component of malaria control programs, and the experience with chloroquine in Zimbabwe and elsewhere in sub-Saharan Africa is illustrative of the potentially rapid and dramatic impact of drug policy on antimalarial resistance.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:223

Enthalten in:

The Journal of infectious diseases - 223(2021), 2 vom: 03. Feb., Seite 306-309

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Mharakurwa, Sungano [VerfasserIn]
Matsena-Zingoni, Zvifadzo [VerfasserIn]
Mudare, Nobert [VerfasserIn]
Matimba, Charmaine [VerfasserIn]
Gara, Tanatswa Xuxa [VerfasserIn]
Makuwaza, Aramu [VerfasserIn]
Maponga, Gladys [VerfasserIn]
Munyati, Shungu [VerfasserIn]
Gwanzura, Lovemore [VerfasserIn]
Mutambu, Susan L [VerfasserIn]
Mason, Peter [VerfasserIn]
Kobayashi, Tamaki [VerfasserIn]
Midzi, Nicholas [VerfasserIn]
Moss, William J [VerfasserIn]
Ippolito, Matthew M [VerfasserIn]

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886U3H6UFF
Chloroquine
Drug resistance
Journal Article
Malaria
Plasmodium falciparum
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Zimbabwe

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Date Completed 06.09.2021

Date Revised 06.09.2021

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1093/infdis/jiaa368

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM311722903