Partial resistance to key malaria drug found in young children in Uganda
University of Minnesota http://twin-cities.umn.edu/ 612-625-5000 A study conducted in Uganda has found evidence of partial resistance to the primary treatment for malaria in young children with severe forms of the parasitic disease. The study, published today in JAMA by an international team of researchers and presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH), found partial resistance to artemisinin in 11 of 100 Ugandan children aged 6 months to 12 years who
