Plasmodium vivax drug resistance markers: Genetic polymorphisms and mutation patterns in isolates from Malaysia.

Transmission of Plasmodium vivax still persist in Malaysia despite the government's aim to eliminate malaria in 2020. High treatment failure rate of chloroquine monotherapy was reported recently. Hence, parasite drug susceptibility should be kept under close monitoring.

Importance of Proactive Malaria Case Surveillance and Management in Malaysia.

Although infections in Malaysia are usually imported, a significant autochthonous outbreak of vivax malaria was detected in a remote indigenous (Orang Asli) settlement located in northern peninsular Malaysia. Between November 2016 and April 2017, 164 cases of infection were detected. Although 83.