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New mutations in malaria parasite found boosting drug resistance ​ By IANS | Published on ​ Fri, Jan 1 2021 17:57 IST | ​ 0 Views Mosquito.. Image Source: IANS News New York, Jan 1 : New mutations in the malaria parasite that enhance resistance to a drug used to prevent the disease in pregnant women and children are already common in countries fighting the disease, says a new study. Malaria is caused by parasites (Plasmodium species) which enter the blood when infected mosquitoes feed. "We need to understand how these mutations work and monitor them as part of malaria surveillance ...

Genetic mutations that cause malaria drug resistance common in Asia, Africa By (0) Genetic mutations that cause drug resistance in malaria may be more common than previously thought. File Photo by Mycteria/Shutterstock Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Genetic mutations that fuel resistance to a drug intended to prevent malaria in pregnant women and children are common in countries that are fighting the disease, according to a PLOS Genetics analysis. Mutations of a gene linked with resistance to the drug sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine in the parasite that causes malaria were discovered in one-fourth of the sampl...