Timloh Fakdul, Shangshikmwa K. Gaknung, Mercy O. Simon, Nelson J. Nwankwo, Joel Paul, Hafsat S. Jagab, Daniel G. ThankGod, Dinci T. Davou, Mary M. Mankilik, Richard J. Kutshik, Bitrus Yakubu & Ishaya Y. Longdet·Asian Journal of Research in Biochemistry·2024
Background: Malaria remains a significant health threat globally, with Plasmodium falciparum being the predominant and lethal parasite in Africa. Nigeria is still faced with ongoing cases of asymptomatic malaria, hindering effective control measures. Aim: The aim was to generate...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrb/2024/v14i1273
Nelson J. Nwankwo, Joel Paul, Shangshikmwa K. Gaknung, Timloh Fakdul, Mercy O. Simon, Dinci T. Davou, Mary M. Mankilik, Richard J. Kutshik, Bitrus Yakubu & Ishaya Y. Longdet·Asian Journal of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering·2024
Aim: This study investigates mutations at codon 540 in the dihydropteroate synthetase (540dhps) gene that may confer resistance to sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine treatment by Plasmodium falciparum in Jos. Study Design: The research employs a cross-sectional study design. Place and Dur...
Joel Paul, Nelson J. Nwankwo, Mercy O. Simon, Shangshikmwa K. Gaknung, Timloh Fakdul, Dinci T. Davou, Mary M. Mankilik, Richard J. Kutshik, Bitrus Yakubu & Ishaya Y. Longdet·Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology·2023
Aim: The aim of this study was to explore the Plasmodium falciparum Artemisinin Resistant Gene (Pfkelch13) in malaria cases in Jos and profile the nature of the mutations. The Plasmodium falciparum kelch13 gene is a potential molecular marker for tracking artemisinin-resistant ma...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2023/v26i10661