Malaria Therapy
Impact of antimalarial drug withdrawal on parasite resistance reported
Published in Malaria Weekly, February 21st, 2005
According to published research from the United States, "Malaria continues to be a leading cause of death in the tropics, taking the heaviest toll on children in Africa, where drug resistant Plasmodium falciparum has led to rising malaria mortality. High rates of chloroquine resistance prompted many countries in Africa to switch to alternative therapies to treat malaria. Parasites carrying mutations that render them chloroquine-resistant may lose their survival advantage with the removal of...
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Source: Malaria Weekly (2005-02-21)
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