Trends of Plasmodium falciparum molecular markers associated with resistance to artemisinins and reduced susceptibility to lumefantrine in Mainland Tanzania from 2016 to 2021

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BACKGROUND: Therapeutic efficacy studies (TESs) and detection of molecular markers of drug resistance are recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) to monitor the efficacy of artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT). This study assessed the trends of molecular markers of artemisinin resistance and/or reduced susceptibility to lumefantrine using samples collected in TES conducted in Mainland Tanzania from 2016 to 2021.

METHODS: A total of 2,015 samples were collected during TES of artemether-lumefantrine at eight sentinel sites (in Kigoma, Mbeya, Morogoro, Mtwara, Mwanza, Pwani, Tabora, and Tanga regions) between 2016 and 2021. Photo-induced electron transfer polymerase chain reaction (PET-PCR) was used to confirm presence of malaria parasites before capillary sequencing, which targeted two genes: Plasmodium falciparum kelch 13 propeller domain (k13) and P. falciparum multidrug resistance 1 (pfmdr1).

RESULTS: Sequencing success was ≥ 87.8%, and 1,724/1,769 (97.5%) k13 wild-type samples were detected. Thirty-seven (2.1%) samples had synonymous mutations and only eight (0.4%) had non-synonymous mutations in the k13 gene; seven of these were not validated by the WHO as molecular markers of resistance. One sample from Morogoro in 2020 had a k13 R622I mutation, which is a validated marker of artemisinin partial resistance. For pfmdr1, all except two samples carried N86 (wild-type), while mutations at Y184F increased from 33.9% in 2016 to about 60.5% in 2021, and only four samples (0.2%) had D1246Y mutations. pfmdr1 haplotypes were reported in 1,711 samples, with 985 (57.6%) NYD, 720 (42.1%) NFD, and six (0.4%) carrying minor haplotypes (three with NYY, 0.2%; YFD in two, 0.1%; and NFY in one sample, 0.1%). Between 2016 and 2021, NYD decreased from 66.1% to 45.2%, while NFD increased from 38.5% to 54.7%.

CONCLUSION: This is the first report of the R622I (k13 validated mutation) in Tanzania. N86 and D1246 were nearly fixed, while increases in Y184F mutations and NFD haplotype were observed between 2016 and 2021. Despite the reports of artemisinin partial resistance in Rwanda and Uganda, this study did not report any other validated mutations in these study sites in Tanzania apart from R622I suggesting that intensified surveillance is urgently needed to monitor trends of drug resistance markers and their impact on the performance of ACT.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:23

Enthalten in:

Malaria journal - 23(2024), 1 vom: 09. März, Seite 71

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Bakari, Catherine [VerfasserIn]
Mandara, Celine I [VerfasserIn]
Madebe, Rashid A [VerfasserIn]
Seth, Misago D [VerfasserIn]
Ngasala, Billy [VerfasserIn]
Kamugisha, Erasmus [VerfasserIn]
Ahmed, Maimuna [VerfasserIn]
Francis, Filbert [VerfasserIn]
Bushukatale, Samwel [VerfasserIn]
Chiduo, Mercy [VerfasserIn]
Makene, Twilumba [VerfasserIn]
Kabanywanyi, Abdunoor M [VerfasserIn]
Mahende, Muhidin K [VerfasserIn]
Kavishe, Reginald A [VerfasserIn]
Muro, Florida [VerfasserIn]
Mkude, Sigsbert [VerfasserIn]
Mandike, Renata [VerfasserIn]
Molteni, Fabrizio [VerfasserIn]
Chacky, Frank [VerfasserIn]
Bishanga, Dunstan R [VerfasserIn]
Njau, Ritha J A [VerfasserIn]
Warsame, Marian [VerfasserIn]
Kabula, Bilali [VerfasserIn]
Nyinondi, Ssanyu S [VerfasserIn]
Lucchi, Naomi W [VerfasserIn]
Talundzic, Eldin [VerfasserIn]
Venkatesan, Meera [VerfasserIn]
Moriarty, Leah F [VerfasserIn]
Serbantez, Naomi [VerfasserIn]
Kitojo, Chonge [VerfasserIn]
Reaves, Erik J [VerfasserIn]
Halsey, Eric S [VerfasserIn]
Mohamed, Ally [VerfasserIn]
Udhayakumar, Venkatachalam [VerfasserIn]
Ishengoma, Deus S [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

76634-96-3
Antimalarials
Artemether
Artemether, Lumefantrine Drug Combination
Artemisinins
Biomarkers
C7D6T3H22J
Carubicin
E7437K3983
F38R0JR742
Journal Article
Lumefantrine
Malaria
Molecular markers
Multidrug Resistance-Associated Proteins
N-formyl-13-dihydrocarminomycin
Plasmodium falciparum
Plasmodium falciparum kelch 13 (k13)
Plasmodium falciparum multidrug resistance 1 (pfmdr1)
Protozoan Proteins
Tanzania
Therapeutic efficacy studies

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 11.03.2024

Date Revised 12.03.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1186/s12936-024-04896-0

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM369509692