Assessment of the risk posed to Singapore by the emergence of artemisinin-resistant malaria in the Greater Mekong Subregion

• Main Authors: Emma Xuxiao Zhang (Author), Jean-Marc Chavatte (Author), Cherie See Xin Yi (Author), Charlene Tow (Author), Wong Jia Ying (Author), Kamran Khan (Author), Olivia Seen Huey Oh (Author), Sarah Ngeet Mei Chin (Author), Khong Wei Xin (Author), Zubaidah Said (Author), Lyn James (Author), Jeffery Cutter (Author), Marc Ho (Author), Jeannie Su Hui Tey (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific, 2019-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: To assess the public health risk to Singapore posed by the emergence of artemisinin-resistant (ART-R) malaria in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS). Methods: We assessed the likelihood of importation of drug-resistant malaria into Singapore and the impact on public health of its subsequen...