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Targeting the Cell Stress Response of Plasmodium Falciparum to Overcome Artemisinin Resistance

April 22, 2015 By Malaria.com Leave a Comment

As recently published in PLOS Biology: Successful control of falciparum malaria depends greatly on treatment with artemisinin combination therapies. Thus, reports that resistance to artemisinins (ARTs) has emerged, and that the prevalence of this resistance is increasing, are alarming. ART resistance has recently been linked to mutations in the K13 propeller protein. The researchers undertook … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Research Tagged With: artemisinin resistance, Cambodia

Spread of artemisinin-resistant Plasmodium falciparum in Myanmar: a cross-sectional survey of the K13 molecular marker

February 21, 2015 By Malaria.com Leave a Comment

Emergence of artemisinin resistance in southeast Asia poses a serious threat to the global control of Plasmodium falciparum malaria. Discovery of the K13 marker has transformed approaches to the monitoring of artemisinin resistance, allowing introduction of molecular surveillance in remote areas through analysis of DNA. We aimed to assess the spread of artemisinin-resistant P falciparum in Myanmar … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Research Tagged With: artemisinin resistance, Myanmar, The Lancet

WHO Launches Program to Counter Drug-Resistant Malaria

May 16, 2013 By Malaria.com Leave a Comment

On World Malaria Day, the World Health Organization has launched an emergency program in Phnom Penh to tackle a worrying regional trend - a strain of malaria that is proving resistant to the most important anti-malarial drug. Six years ago, health researchers were worried after a strain of malaria in western Cambodia began to show resistance to the world’s key malaria treatment - … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria News Tagged With: ACTs, artemisinin resistance, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Cambodia, Stephen Bjorge, World Health Organization (WHO)

G6PD Deficiency Prevalence and Estimates of Affected Populations in Malaria Endemic Countries

November 13, 2012 By Malaria.com Leave a Comment

Primaquine is a key drug for malaria elimination. In addition to being the only drug active against the dormant relapsing forms of Plasmodium vivax, primaquine is the sole effective treatment of infectious P. falciparum gametocytes, and may interrupt transmission and help contain the spread of artemisinin resistance. However, primaquine can trigger haemolysis in patients with a deficiency in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Research Tagged With: Anand P. Patil, artemisinin resistance, Carmencita D. Padilla, Frédéric B. Piel, G6PDd, Global Malaria Action Plan, J. Kevin Baird, Katherine E. Battle, Lorenz von Seidlein, Malaria Atlas Project, Mariana M. Hogg, Mewahyu Dewi, Oscar A. Nyangiri, P. falciparum, Peter W. Gething, Primaquine, Rosalind E. Howes, Simon I. Hay, Wellcome Trust

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