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. 2005 Feb;11(2):317-21.
doi: 10.3201/eid1102.040108.

Malaria epidemic and drug resistance, Djibouti

Christophe Rogier  1 , Bruno Pradines, H Bogreau, Jean-Louis Koeck, Mohamed-Ali Kamil, Odile Mercereau-Puijalon
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Malaria epidemic and drug resistance, Djibouti

Christophe Rogier et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2005 Feb.

Abstract

Analysis of Plasmodium falciparum isolates collected before, during, and after a 1999 malaria epidemic in Djibouti shows that, despite a high prevalence of resistance to chloroquine, the epidemic cannot be attributed to a sudden increase in drug resistance of local parasite populations.

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Rainfall (bars) and monthly incidence of Plasmodium falciparum clinical malaria cases (curve) at the French Military Hospital – CHA Bouffard (circle) and in the dispensaries of the city (Department of Epidemiology and Public Hygiene. Triangle), Djibouti city, January 1997–May 2002.
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