New Genetic Mutations Linked to Malaria Drug Resistance Discovered

Ethiopia's Growing Malaria Drug Resistance Posing Threat to Frontline Treatment, New Study Reveals

Addis Abeba -- A nationwide genomic surveillance study has identified widespread antimalarial drug-resistance markers in Ethiopia, including mutations associated with partial artemisinin resistance, raising concerns over the continued effectiveness of artemether-lumefantrine, the country's first-line treatment for Plasmodium falciparum malaria.

Extreme Weather Events Like Hurricanes Can Spread Antibiotic Resistance Genes

By Pragathi Ravi, Sentient Media In early October of 2024, Hurricane Milton made landfall near Siesta Key, Florida. At least 19 tornadoes tore through 5.7 million acres of agricultural land, tossing up neatly laid pastures while swollen rivers and creeks flooded cattle ranches and poultry farms across the state. Chamteut Oh, an assistant professor at the University of Florida, studies microbes in the environment. While federal and state governme…

New genetic mutations linked to malaria drug resistance discovered

Researchers searching for genetic clues to the growing problem of malaria drug resistance identified new mutations associated with the parasite's decreased susceptibility to current treatment.

Scientists Discover Cluster of Genetic Variants Resisting Common Malaria Treatments

Researchers searching for genetic clues to the growing problem of malaria drug resistance identified new mutations associated with the parasite's decreased susceptibility to current treatment.

Scientists find fast-spreading genetic variants causing parasites to resist

Researchers have identified a previously unrecognized set of genetic changes in Plasmodium falciparum, the parasite responsible for the most severe form of human malaria, that is associated with reduced susceptibility to several antimalarial drugs. The discovery, made through whole-genome sequencing of parasites collected from infected people in Uganda, offers a new molecular marker for tracking […]

Malaria-Causing Plasmodium in Uganda Show Rapid Spread of Drug Resistance Mutations

Drug resistance is one of the biggest threats to controlling malaria in endemic areas of the world. This issue was first recognized as early as the 1950s when chloroquine resistance was identified in Plasmodium falciparum. Since then, chloroquine resistance has spread to nearly all areas where malaria is endemic and P. falciparum has acquired resistances to all currently available drugs including sulfadoxine/pyrimethamine, mefloquine, and quinin…