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Comment
. 2019 Sep;19(9):916-917.
doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(19)30394-9. Epub 2019 Jul 22.

Accelerated evolution and spread of multidrug-resistant Plasmodium falciparum takes down the latest first-line antimalarial drug in southeast Asia

Didier Ménard  1 , David A Fidock  2
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Accelerated evolution and spread of multidrug-resistant Plasmodium falciparum takes down the latest first-line antimalarial drug in southeast Asia

Didier Ménard et al. Lancet Infect Dis. 2019 Sep.
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