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The Rare, the Best: Spread of Antimalarial-Resistant Plasmodium falciparum Parasites by Anopheles Mosquito Vectors

Year: 2021
Type: article
Abstract: Drug selection pressure in malaria patients is the cause of the emergence of resistant parasites. Resistance imposes a fitness cost for parasites in untreated infections, so withdrawal of the drug leads to the return of susceptible parasites.
Language: English
Field: Medicine
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $2,500
OpenAlex ID: W3206414693
FWCI: 1.558
Cites: 44
Cited by: 12
Related to: 10