Elimination of Plasmodium falciparum in an area of multi-drug resistance

• Main Authors: Khin Maung Lwin, Mallika Imwong, Preyanan Suangkanarat, Atthanee Jeeyapant, Benchawan Vihokhern, Klanarong Wongsaen, Georges Snounou, Lilly Keereecharoen, Nicholas J. White, Francois Nosten
• Other Authors: Mahidol University
• Format: Article
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Immunology and Microbiology; Medicine
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/36084

© 2015 Lwin et al. Background: Resistance to the artemisinin derivatives in Plasmodium falciparum has emerged in Cambodia and is now spreading throughout South-East Asia. The rapid elimination of P. falciparum seems to be the only viable option to avoid a public health disaster but this is difficult...