Scientists Pinpoint Factors Contributing to Resistance to Key Malaria Drug

Scientists Pinpoint Factors Contributing to Resistance to Key Malaria Drug

Malaria patient provides a blood sample.
Credit: NIAID

Scientists Describe Malaria Drug Resistance

In two studies appearing online today in Science, international research teams including NIAID scientists describe how certain genetic mutations make malaria-causing parasites resistant to artemisinin, the first-line drug for treating the disease. Their results promise to aid development of new strategies to counter the threat that artemisinin resistance poses to global malaria control and elimination.

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Related Links

• Global Research, Africa
• Vector Biology
• International Centers of Excellence for Malaria Research (ICEMR)
• National Library of Medicine, MedlinePlus