Characterization of "Yaa Chud" medicine on the Thailand-Myanmar border: Selecting for drug-resistant malaria and threatening public health

Characterization of "Yaa Chud" medicine on the Thailand-Myanmar border: Selecting for drug-resistant malaria and threatening public health

Multidrug-resistant Plasmodium falciparum malaria is a severe public health problem on the Thailand-Myanmar border. Many villagers buy packets of 4-5 mixed medicines ("yaa chud") from shops without medical assessment as their first-line malaria treatment. In 2000-2001 a local researcher pu...

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Main Authors: Paul N. Newton, Christina Y. Hampton, Krystyn Alter-Hall, Thanongsak Teerwarakulpana, Sompol Prakongpan, Ronnatrai Ruangveerayuth, Nicholas J. White, Nicholas P.J. Day, Mabel B. Tudino, Natalia Mancuso, Facundo M. Fernández
Other Authors: Mahosot Hospital
Format: Article
Published: 2018
Subjects:
Immunology and Microbiology
Medicine
Online Access:https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/19285
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Institution: Mahidol University

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