Molecular Surveillance of Artemisinin-Resistant Plasmodium falciparum Parasites in Mining Areas of the Roraima Indigenous Territory in Brazil
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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de Aguiar-Barros, J.; Granja, F.; de Abreu-Fernandes, R.; de Queiroz, L.T.; da Silva e Silva, D.; Citó, A.C.; Mocelin, N.K.A.-d.-O.; Daniel-Ribeiro, C.T.; Ferreira-da-Cruz, M.d.F. Molecular Surveillance of Artemisinin-Resistant Plasmodium falciparum Parasites in Mining Areas of the Roraima Indigenous Territory in Brazil. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2024, 21, 679. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph21060679
de Aguiar-Barros J, Granja F, de Abreu-Fernandes R, de Queiroz LT, da Silva e Silva D, Citó AC, Mocelin NKA-d-O, Daniel-Ribeiro CT, Ferreira-da-Cruz MdF. Molecular Surveillance of Artemisinin-Resistant Plasmodium falciparum Parasites in Mining Areas of the Roraima Indigenous Territory in Brazil. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2024; 21(6):679. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph21060679
Chicago/Turabian Stylede Aguiar-Barros, Jacqueline, Fabiana Granja, Rebecca de Abreu-Fernandes, Lucas Tavares de Queiroz, Daniel da Silva e Silva, Arthur Camurça Citó, Natália Ketrin Almeida-de-Oliveira Mocelin, Cláudio Tadeu Daniel-Ribeiro, and Maria de Fátima Ferreira-da-Cruz. 2024. "Molecular Surveillance of Artemisinin-Resistant Plasmodium falciparum Parasites in Mining Areas of the Roraima Indigenous Territory in Brazil" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 21, no. 6: 679. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph21060679
APA Stylede Aguiar-Barros, J., Granja, F., de Abreu-Fernandes, R., de Queiroz, L. T., da Silva e Silva, D., Citó, A. C., Mocelin, N. K. A.-d.-O., Daniel-Ribeiro, C. T., & Ferreira-da-Cruz, M. d. F. (2024). Molecular Surveillance of Artemisinin-Resistant Plasmodium falciparum Parasites in Mining Areas of the Roraima Indigenous Territory in Brazil. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 21(6), 679. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph21060679