Open AccessSeasonal Carriage ofpfcrtandpfmdr1Alleles in GambianPlasmodium falciparumImply Reduced Fitness of Chloroquine‐Resistant Parasites
Author(s) -
Rosalynn Ord,
Neâl Alexander,
Sam Dunyo,
Rachel Hallett,
Musa Jawara,
Geoffrey Targett,
Christopher J. Drakeley,
Colin J. Sutherland
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
the journal of infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.69
H-Index - 252
eISSN - 1537-6613
pISSN - 0022-1899
DOI - 10.1086/522154
Subject(s) - plasmodium falciparum , virology , malaria , biology , carriage , chloroquine , allele , apicomplexa , protozoa , genetics , immunology , medicine , gene , pathology
Observations in natural Plasmodium falciparum populations after removal of failing drugs suggest that there is a fitness cost of drug resistance.
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