A genetic intervention

Elife. 2021 Aug 12:10:e72000. doi: 10.7554/eLife.72000.

Abstract

A tool that analyzes the genome of parasites found in the blood of malaria patients can help inform policy decisions on how best to tackle the rise in drug-resistant infections.

Keywords: Asia; P. falciparum; drug resistance; epidemiology; genetic surveillance; global health; infectious disease; malaria; microbiology.

Publication types

  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Antimalarials* / therapeutic use
  • Genetic Engineering
  • Genetic Therapy
  • Humans
  • Malaria* / drug therapy
  • Plasmodium falciparum / genetics

Substances

  • Antimalarials