Persistence of chloroquine resistance alleles in malaria endemic countries: a systematic review of burden and risk factors

M Ocan, D Akena, S Nsobya, MR Kamya, R Senono… - Malaria journal, 2019 - Springer
Background Chloroquine, a previous highly efficacious, easy to use and affordable anti-
malarial agent was withdrawn from malaria endemic regions due to high levels of …

Malaria and artemisinin derivatives: an updated review

M Tayyab Ansari, Z Saeed Saify… - Mini reviews in …, 2013 - ingentaconnect.com
Malaria is the world's most prevalent disease that affects 515-600 million people each year
and about 40% of the world's population live at risk for this infection. The prevalence of …

Molecular markers for artemisinin and partner drug resistance in natural Plasmodium falciparum populations following increased insecticide treated net coverage …

TO Apinjoh, RN Mugri, O Miotto, HF Chi… - Infectious diseases of …, 2017 - Springer
Background Drug resistance is one of the greatest challenges of malaria control
programmes, with the monitoring of parasite resistance to artemisinins or to Artemisinin …

[HTML][HTML] Emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases in Iran

N Parhizgari, MM Gouya, E Mostafavi - Iranian journal of …, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Despite development of preventive and controlling strategies regarding infectious diseases,
they are still considered as one of the most significant leading causes of morbidity and …

Prevalence of molecular markers of sulfadoxine–pyrimethamine and artemisinin resistance in Plasmodium falciparum from Pakistan

A Yaqoob, AA Khattak, MF Nadeem, H Fatima… - Malaria journal, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Background In Pakistan, artesunate (AS) in combination with sulfadoxine–
pyrimethamine (SP) is the recommended treatment for uncomplicated Plasmodium …

Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine resistance in Plasmodium falciparum: a zoomed image at the molecular level within a geographic context

R Abdul-Ghani, HF Farag, AF Allam - Acta tropica, 2013 - Elsevier
Antimalarial chemotherapy is one of the main pillars in the prevention and control of malaria.
Following widespread resistance of Plasmodium falciparum to chloroquine, sulfadoxine …

[HTML][HTML] Confirmation of two sibling species among Anopheles fluviatilis mosquitoes in south and southeastern Iran by analysis of cytochrome oxidase I gene

SR Naddaf, MA Oshaghi… - Journal of arthropod-borne …, 2012 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Anopheles fluviatilis, one of the major malaria vectors in Iran, is assumed to be
a complex of sibling species. The aim of this study was to evaluate Cytochrome oxidase I …

Genetic diversity of Plasmodium falciparum and distribution of drug resistance haplotypes in Yemen

S Al-Hamidhi, MAK Mahdy, Z Al-Hashami, H Al-Farsi… - Malaria Journal, 2013 - Springer
Background Despite evident success of malaria control in many sites in the Arabian
Peninsula, malaria remains endemic in a few spots, in Yemen and south-west of Saudi …

Increased Prevalence of Mutant Allele Pfdhps 437G and Pfdhfr Triple Mutation in Plasmodium falciparum Isolates from a Rural Area of Gabon, Three Years after the …

JM Ndong Ngomo, DP Mawili-Mboumba… - Malaria Research …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
In Gabon, sulfadoxine‐pyrimethamine (SP) is recommended for intermittent preventive
treatment during pregnancy (IPTp‐SP) and for uncomplicated malaria treatment through …

MOLECULAR SURVEILLANCE OF Plasmodium vivax AND Plasmodium falciparum DHFR MUTATIONS IN ISOLATES FROM SOUTHERN IRAN

K Sharifi-Sarasiabi, A Haghighi, B Kazemi… - Revista do Instituto de …, 2016 - SciELO Brasil
In Iran, both Plasmodium vivax and P. falciparum malaria have been detected, but P. vivax is
the predominant species. Point mutations in dihydrofolate reductase (dhfr) gene in both …