Plasmodium falciparum Kelch 13 mutations and treatment response in patients in Hpa-Pun District, Northern Kayin State, Myanmar

• Main Authors: Craig A. Bonnington, Aung Pyae Phyo, Elizabeth A. Ashley, Mallika Imwong, Kanlaya Sriprawat, Daniel M. Parker, Stephane Proux, Nicholas J. White, Francois Nosten
• Other Authors: Mahidol University
• Format: Article
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Immunology and Microbiology
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/42679

© 2017 The Author(s). Background: Artemisinin resistance, linked to polymorphisms in the Kelch gene on chromosome 13 of Plasmodium falciparum (k13), has outpaced containment efforts in South East Asia. For national malaria control programmes in the region, it is important to establish a surveillance...