Here's a concerning article in today's NEJM:
Artemisinin Resistance in Plasmodium falciparum Malaria
Malaria falciparum is resistant in most of the world to Chloroquin. Now researchers in Thailand have found resistanceto the Artemisinin therapy.
"Conclusions P. falciparum has reduced in vivo susceptibility to artesunate in western Cambodia as compared with northwestern Thailand. Resistance is characterized by slow parasite clearance in vivo without corresponding reductions on conventional in vitro susceptibility testing. Containment measures are urgently needed. "
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