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Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Fiocruz
ISSN: 1678-8060 EISSN: 1678-8060
Vol. 109, No. 4, 2014, pp. 492-493
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Bioline Code: oc14076
Full paper language: English
Document type: Short Communication
Document available free of charge
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Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Vol. 109, No. 4, 2014, pp. 492-493
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A four-year surveillance program for detection of Plasmodium falciparum chloroquine resistance in Honduras
Fontecha, Gustavo A.; Sanchez, Ana L.; Mendoza, Meisy; Banegas, Engels & Mejía-Torres, Rosa E.
Abstract
Countries could use the monitoring of drug resistance in malaria parasites as an effective early warning system
to develop the timely response mechanisms that are required to avert the further spread of malaria. Drug resistance
surveillance is essential in areas where no drug resistance has been reported, especially if neighbouring countries
have previously reported resistance. Here, we present the results of a four-year surveillance program based on the
sequencing of the pfcrt gene of Plasmodium falciparum populations from endemic areas of Honduras. All isolates
were susceptible to chloroquine, as revealed by the pfcrt “CVMNK” genotype in codons 72-76.
Keywords
Plasmodium falciparum; chloroquine; resistance
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