Selection and Spread of Artemisinin-Resistant Alleles in Thailand Prior to the Global Artemisinin Resistance Containment Campaign

Eldin Talundzic; Sheila Akinyi Okoth; Kanungnit Congpuong; Mateusz M. Plucinski; Lindsay Morton; Ira F. Goldman; Patrick S. Kachur; Chansuda Wongsrichanalai; Wichai Satimai; John W. Barnwell; Venkatachalam Udhayakumar

doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.1004789

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Selection and Spread of Artemisinin-Resistant Alleles in Thailand Prior to the Global Artemisinin Resistance Containment Campaign

Eldin Talundzic ,

* E-mail: etalundzic@cdc.gov

Affiliations Malaria Branch, Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America, Atlanta Research and Education Foundation, Atlanta VA Medical Center, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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Sheila Akinyi Okoth,

Affiliation Atlanta Research and Education Foundation, Atlanta VA Medical Center, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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Kanungnit Congpuong,

Affiliations Bureau of Vector Borne Diseases, Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi, Thailand, Bansomdej-chaopraya Rajabhat University, Bangkok, Thailand
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Mateusz M. Plucinski,

Affiliation Malaria Branch, Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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Lindsay Morton,

Affiliation Malaria Branch, Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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Ira F. Goldman,

Affiliation Malaria Branch, Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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Patrick S. Kachur,

Affiliation Malaria Branch, Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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Chansuda Wongsrichanalai,

Affiliation Independent Scholar, Bangkok, Thailand
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Wichai Satimai,

Affiliation Bureau of Vector Borne Diseases, Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi, Thailand
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John W. Barnwell,

Affiliation Malaria Branch, Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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Venkatachalam Udhayakumar

Affiliation Malaria Branch, Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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Selection and Spread of Artemisinin-Resistant Alleles in Thailand Prior to the Global Artemisinin Resistance Containment Campaign

Eldin Talundzic,
Sheila Akinyi Okoth,
Kanungnit Congpuong,
Mateusz M. Plucinski,
Lindsay Morton,
Ira F. Goldman,
Patrick S. Kachur,
Chansuda Wongsrichanalai,
Wichai Satimai,
John W. Barnwell

Published: April 2, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1004789

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