Different patterns of pfcrt and pfmdr1 polymorphism in Plasmodium falciparum isolates from Tehama region, Yemen

• Main Authors: Atroosh, Wahib M., Al-Mekhlafi, Hesham Mahyoub, Al-Jasari, Adel, Sady, Hany, Dawaki, Salwa S., Elyana, Fatin N., Al-Areeqi, Mona A., Nasr, Nabil A., Abdulsalam, Awatif Mohamed, Subramaniam, Lahvanya R., Azzani, Meram, Ithoi, Init, Lau, Yee Ling, Surin, Johari
• Format: Article
• Published: PeerJ 2016
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/18371/; https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2191

Introduction. Despite the efforts of the malaria control programme, malaria morbidity is still a common health problem in Yemen, with 60% of the population at risk. Plasmodium falciparum is responsible for 99% of malaria cases. The emergence in Yemen of parasite resistance to chloroquine (CQ) prompt...