Molecular surveillance for operationally relevant genetic polymorphisms in Plasmodium falciparum in Southern Chad, 2016-2017.

12 Mar 2022
Das S, Kérah-Hinzoumbé C, Kebféné M, Srisutham S, Nagorngar TY, Saralamba N, Vongpromek R, Khomvarn T, Sibley CH, Guérin PJ, Imwong M, Dhorda M
Resistance to anti-malarials is a serious threat to the efforts to control and eliminate malaria. Surveillance based on simple field protocols with centralized testing to detect molecular markers associated with anti-malarial drug resistance can be used to identify locations where further investigations are needed.