| Title |
Five-year tracking of Plasmodium falciparum allele frequencies in a holoendemic area with indistinct seasonal transitions
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare, November 2014
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| DOI | 10.2147/jmdh.s67252 |
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| Authors |
Hoseah M Akala, Angela O Achieng, Fredrick L Eyase, Dennis W Juma, Luiser Ingasia, Agnes C Cheruiyot, Charles Okello, Duke Omariba, Eunice A Owiti, Catherine Muriuki, Redemptah Yeda, Ben Andagalu, Jacob D Johnson, Edwin Kamau |
| Abstract |
The renewed malaria eradication efforts require an understanding of the seasonal patterns of frequency of polymorphic variants in order to focus limited funds productively. Although cross-sectional studies in holoendemic areas spanning a single year could be useful in describing parasite genotype status at a given point, such information is inadequate in describing temporal trends in genotype polymorphisms. For Plasmodium falciparum isolates from Kisumu District Hospital, Plasmodium falciparum chloroquine-resistance transporter gene (Pfcrt-K76T) and P. falciparum multidrug resistance gene 1 (PfMDR1-N86Y), were analyzed for polymorphisms and parasitemia changes in the 53 months from March 2008 to August 2012. Observations were compared with prevailing climatic factors, including humidity, rainfall, and temperature. |
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| Student > Master | 4 | 19% |
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| Student > Doctoral Student | 2 | 10% |
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| Environmental Science | 2 | 10% |
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