Lack of artemisinin resistance in Plasmodium falciparum in northwest Benin after 10 years of use of artemisinin-based combination therapy
Aim: In Benin, artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) has been recommended as the first-line treatment for uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria since 2004.The emergence in Southeast Asia of parasites that are resistant to artemisinins poses a serious threat to global control of this disease.The presence of artemisinin resistance genotyp