Malaria developing resistance to drug used to treat children
The malaria parasite may be gaining resistance against artemisinin, the drug most often used to try and save children with mosquito-borne malaria.
Evidence of Resistance to Standard Malaria Therapy for Severe Cases
falciparum kelch 13 protein are associated with artemisinin partial resistance and infections with these variants are on the ris
Study uncovers first evidence of resistance to standard malaria treatment in African children with severe malaria
An international team of researchers has uncovered evidence of partial resistance to artemisinin derivatives -- the primary treatment for malaria -- in young children with severe malaria.
Study finds artemisinin resistance in African children with severe malaria
Mutations in malarial parasites linked to artemisinin-resistance in Southeast Asia have now been found in African children hospitalised for complicated malaria, according to a new study presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene (ASTMH).
Artemisinin resistance detected in children with severe malaria in Uganda
Indiana University School of Medicine researchers, in collaboration with colleagues at Makerere University in Uganda, have uncovered evidence of partial resistance to artemisinin derivatives -; the primary treatment for malaria -;
Malaria Drugs Resistance Behind Deaths In Children – Study
A new study from Uganda provides the first evidence to date that resistance to a lifesaving malaria drug may be emerging in the group of patients that
First Evidence of Resistance to Standard Malaria Treatment Observed in African Children
Researchers have uncovered the first evidence of resistance to malaria treatments in Ugandan children with severe malaria.
Resistance to crucial malaria drug detected in severely ill kids in Africa
Scientists have detected resistance to artemisinin, a key malaria drug, for the first time among children in Africa with severe disease. The continent accounts for 95% of all deaths from malaria globally,
Scientists Worried As Lifesaving Malaria Drug In Africa Proving Less Effective
Scientists have warned that the fight against malaria in Africa may have got tougher after a new study found that a ...
Why is a lifesaving Malaria drug in Africa losing its effectiveness?
A new study has revealed alarming evidence of partial resistance to artemisinin, a crucial antimalarial drug, in Ugandan ...
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Tougher to Treat: Malaria Resistance in African Children
the study examined 100 Ugandan children aged 6 months to 12 years who were undergoing treatment for severe malaria ...