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Predicting the emergence and spread of drug resistant malaria parasites
Objectives
This proposal will confirm if malaria parasite variants from Papua New Guinea with mutations that may cause drug resistance are resistant to current antimalarial treatments, and evaluate how these mutations emerge and spread in populations.
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Rationale and Abstract
The knowledge about resistance will enable the development of a mathematical model that predicts where drug resistance may emerge next and where it is most likely to become prevalent, helping the malaria control program to prevent, contain and eliminate drug resistant malaria.
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Date
Jan 2024 — Dec 2027
Total Project Funding
$913,603
Funding Details
National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Australia, Australia
Grant ID: 2028135
AUD 1.35M
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