Chloroquine-Resistant Malaria in Travelers Returning from Haiti after 2010 Earthquake

Myriam Gharbi , Dylan Pillai , Rachel Lau , Véronique Hubert , Krishna Khairnar , Alexandre Existe , Eric Kendjo , Sabina Dahlström , Philippe Guérin , Jacques Le Bras , Anne Pauline Bellanger (1, 2)

1 Service de parasitologie et mycologie [CHRU de Besançon]
2 LCE - Laboratoire Chrono-environnement (UMR 6249)

We investigated chloroquine sensitivity to Plasmodium falciparum in travelers returning to France and Canada from Haiti during a 23-year period. Two of 19 isolates obtained after the 2010 earthquake showed mixed pfcrt 76K+T genotype and high 50% inhibitory concentration. Physicians treating malaria acquired in Haiti should be aware of possible chloroquine resistance.

Domains: Life Sciences [q-bio]; Ecology, environment; Health

Myriam Gharbi, Dylan Pillai, Rachel Lau, Véronique Hubert, Krishna Khairnar, et al.. Chloroquine-Resistant Malaria in Travelers Returning from Haiti after 2010 Earthquake. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2012, 18 (8), pp.1346-1349. ⟨10.3201/eid1808.111779⟩. ⟨hal-03528253⟩