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    High prevalence of Pfmdr‑1 N86 and D1246 genotypes detected among febrile malaria outpatients attending Lira Regional Referral Hospital, Northern Uganda
    (BMC Research Notes, 2019) Achol, Emmanuel; Ochaya, Stephen; Malinga, Geoffrey M.; Edema, Hillary; Echodu, Richard
    To determine the prevalence of Plasmodium falciparum multi-drug resistant gene-1 (Pfmdr-1) N86Y and D1246Y genotypes among febrile malaria outpatients attending Lira Regional Referral Hospital, Uganda. Results: Overall, 92.3% (n = 48/52) and 90% (n = 45/50) of the parasites detected carried the wild type alleles 1246D and N86, respectively. Only 7.7% (n = 4/52) and 10% (n = 5/50) of these P. falciparum isolates carried the Pfmdr-1 mutant alleles 1246Y and 86Y, respectively. Our results show high prevalence of wild type alleles N86 and D1246 in P. falciparum isolates from Lira Regional Referral Hospital, which could translate to a decreased sensitivity to artemetherlumefantrine. Continued monitoring of prevalence of single nucleotide polymorphisms is warranted to timely inform malaria treatment policies and guidelines.