Any Truth To This Drug Resistant Malaria Thing

[capcc76]

http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/01/02/15903518-drug-resistant-malaria-in-thailand-threatens-deadly-global-nightmare?lite&ocid=msnhp&pos=1

[Mario2008]

Yes, and given the carelessness regarding giving penecilin it is not suprising some of them no longer work. Not only regarding malaria.

[jrtmedic]

Yes it is true!

Go here for more information ----------- http://www.who.int/malaria/en/

[FBN]

True indeed and what is more disturbing is a remark in the same article: "..at the moment there is no drug to replace it.. (artemesin).."

For the resistant strain to spread to Africa, it would require a carrier of the resistant strain to travel to a malaria endemic country in Africa and be exposed to the mosquito vector there. Given that it is happening in mostly poor, rural areas on Thai/Cambodian/Burmese borders, international travel for these populations are not a major issue now but, eventually, spread of resistance is inevitable. This will most likely be due to Artemesin becoming available through illegal production and distribution to the populations at risk, the same way is has happened here.

[Sheryl]

Yes, true and a major worry in Cambodia, Laos and Burma. Thailand not so much affected as there is little malaria transmission here except in densly forested border areas where no one lives anyhow.