Spatial and molecular mapping of Pfkelch13 gene polymorphism in Africa in the era of emerging Plasmodium falciparum resistance to artemisinin: a systematic review

NK Kayiba, DM Yobi… - The Lancet Infectious …, 2021 - thelancet.com
The spread of Plasmodium falciparum isolates carrying mutations in the kelch13 (Pfkelch13)
gene associated with artemisinin resistance (PfART-R) in southeast Asia threatens malaria …

Prevalence of potential mediators of artemisinin resistance in African isolates of Plasmodium falciparum

A Owoloye, M Olufemi, ET Idowu, KM Oyebola - Malaria journal, 2021 - Springer
Background The devastating public health impact of malaria has prompted the need for
effective interventions. Malaria control gained traction after the introduction of artemisinin …

A Countrywide Survey of hrp2/3 Deletions and kelch13 Mutations Co-occurrence in Ethiopia

C Kamaliddin, J Burke-Gaffney, S Ashraf… - The Journal of …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Malaria elimination relies on detection of Plasmodium falciparum histidine-rich proteins 2/3
(HRP2/3) through rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) and treatment with artemisinin combination …

Comparative structural and evolutionary analyses predict functional sites in the artemisinin resistance malaria protein K13

R Coppée, DC Jeffares, MA Miteva, A Sabbagh… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Numerous mutations in the Plasmodium falciparum Kelch13 (K13) protein confer resistance
to artemisinin derivatives, the current front-line antimalarial drugs. K13 is an essential …

Performance of SNP barcodes to determine genetic diversity and population structure of Plasmodium falciparum in Africa

DC Argyropoulos, MH Tan, C Adobor, B Mensah… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Panels of informative biallelic single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) have been proposed
to be an economical method to fast-track the population genetic analysis of Plasmodium …

Plasmodium falciparum kelch propeller polymorphisms in clinical isolates from Ghana from 2007 to 2016

SA Matrevi, P Opoku-Agyeman… - Antimicrobial agents …, 2019 - Am Soc Microbiol
The continuous surveillance of polymorphisms in the kelch propeller domain of Plasmodium
falciparum from Africa is important for the discovery of the actual markers of artemisinin …

Molecular surveillance of Kelch 13 polymorphisms in Plasmodium falciparum isolates from Kenya and Ethiopia

B Jeang, D Zhong, MC Lee, H Atieli, D Yewhalaw… - Malaria Journal, 2024 - Springer
Background Timely molecular surveillance of Plasmodium falciparum kelch 13 (k13) gene
mutations is essential for monitoring the emergence and stemming the spread of artemisinin …

Changes in the frequencies of Plasmodium falciparum dhps and dhfr drug-resistant mutations in children from Western Kenya from 2005 to 2018: the rise of Pfdhps …

MA Pacheco, KA Schneider, Q Cheng, EO Munde… - Malaria Journal, 2020 - Springer
Background Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) is the only anti-malarial drug formulation
approved for intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy (IPTp). However, mutations in …

Molecular surveillance of pfcrt, pfmdr1 and pfk13-propeller mutations in Plasmodium falciparum isolates imported from Africa to China

F Huang, H Yan, JB Xue, YW Cui, SS Zhou, ZG Xia… - Malaria journal, 2021 - Springer
Background The emergence and spread of multidrug resistance poses a significant risk to
malaria control and eradication goals in the world. There has been no indigenous malaria …

K-13 propeller gene polymorphisms isolated between 2014 and 2017 from Cameroonian Plasmodium falciparum malaria patients

CE Eboumbou Moukoko, F Huang, SE Nsango… - PLoS …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
The emergence of artemisinin-resistant parasites since the late 2000s at the border of
Cambodia and Thailand poses serious threats to malaria control globally, particularly in …