We observed no new genetic changes [either single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) or copy number variations (CNVs)] inpfmdr1,pfcrt, or any other knownPlasmodiumdrug resistance gene
We observed no new genetic changes [either single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) or copy number variations (CNVs)] inpfmdr1,pfcrt, or any other knownPlasmodiumdrug resistance gene. malariae,Plasmodium ovale,Plasmodium vivaxand the simian parasitePlasmodium knowlesi(2).Plasmodiumis naturally transmitted by the bite of an infected femaleAnophelesmosquito. During the bite, the sporozoites are injected with the mosquitos saliva and find their way to the host liver. There the parasites multiply asexually as exo-erythrocytic forms (EEFs) during an asymptomatic incubation period of ~1 week prior to emerging into the blood stream. This initiates the asexual erythrocytic cycle that is responsible for Uramustine disease manifestations. While the EEFs of somePlasmodiumspecies have a limited life span, in the case ofP. ovaleandP. vivaxthe parasite can persist within the liver as dormant hypnozoite for several months to years (3). Upon hypnozoite reactivation via…