Bolajoko E Bankole, Adeyemi T Kayode, Iguosadolo O Nosamiefan, Philomena Eromon, Mary L Baniecki, Rachel F Daniels, Elizabeth J Hamilton, Katelyn Durfee, Bronwyn MacInnis, Henrietta Okafor, Akintunde Sowunmi, Sarah K Volkman, Pardis Sabeti, Dyann Wirth, Christian T Happi, Onikepe A Folarin
BACKGROUND: Plasmodium falciparum malaria remains a major health challenge in Nigeria despite the global decline of its incidence and mortality rates. Although significant progress has been made in preventing the transmission of P. falciparum and controlling the spread of the infection, there is much to be done in the area of proper monitoring, surveillance of the parasite, investigating the population dynamics and drug resistance profiling of the parasite as these are important to its eventual eradication...
December 17, 2018: Malaria Journal