Spread of artemisinin resistance in plasmodium falciparum malaria

• Main Authors: Tripura, Rupam, Borrmann, Steffen, Bashraheil, Mahfudh, Peshu, Judy, Faiz, M. Abul, Ghose, Aniruddha, Hossain, M. Amir, Samad, Rasheda, Rahman, M. Ridwanur, Valecha, Neena, Phyo, Aung Pyae, Venkatesan, Meera, Mishra, Neelima, Yi, Poravuth, Ashley, Elizabeth A., Dhorda, Mehul, Fairhurst, Rick M., Amaratunga, Chanaki, Lim, Parath, Suon, Seila, Sreng, Sokunthea, Anderson, Jennifer M., Mao, Sivanna, Sam, Baramey, Sopha, Chantha, Chuor, Char Meng, Nguon, Chea, Sovannaroth, Siv, Pukrittayakamee, Sasithon, Jittamala, Podjanee, Chotivanich, Kesinee, Chutasmit, Kitipumi, Suchatsoonthorn, Chaiyaporn, Runcharoen, Ratchadaporn, Hien, Tran Tinh, Thuy-Nhien, Nguyen Thanh, Thanh, Ngo Viet, Phu, Nguyen Hoan, Htut, Ye, Han, Kay-Thwe, Aye, Kyin Hla, Mokuolu, Olugbenga A., Olaosebikan, Rasaq R., Folaranmi, Olaleke O., Mayxay, Mayfong, Khanthavong, Maniphone, Hongvanthong, Bouasy, Newton, Paul N., Onyamboko, Marie A., Fanello, Caterina I., Tshefu, Antoinette K., Nosten, Francois, Hasan, M. Mahtabuddin, Islam, Akhterul, Miotto, Olivo, Amato, Roberto, MacInnis, Bronwyn, Stalker, Jim, Kwiatkowski, Dominic P., Bozdech, Zbynek, Jeeyapant, Atthanee, Cheah, Phaik Yeong, Sakulthaew, Tharisara, Chalk, Jeremy, Intharabut, Benjamas, Silamut, Kamolrat, Lee, Sue J., Vihokhern, Benchawan, Kunasol, Chanon, Imwong, Mallika, Tarning, Joel, Taylor, Walter J., Yeung, Shunmay, Woodrow, Charles J., Flegg, Jennifer A., Das, Debashish, Smith, Jeffery, Plowe, Christopher V., Stepniewska, Kasia, Guerin, Philippe J., Dondorp, Arjen M., Day, Nicholas P., White, Nicholas J.
• Other Authors: School of Biological Sciences
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: DRNTU::Science::Biological sciences::Microbiology
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/106044; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/26243
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

BACKGROUND: Artemisinin resistance in Plasmodium falciparum has emerged in Southeast Asia and now poses a threat to the control and elimination of malaria. Mapping the geographic extent of resistance is essential for planning containment and elimination strategies. METHODS: Between May 2011 and Apri...