ArticleThe Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy2025
Monitoring molecular markers associated with antimalarial drug resistance in south-east Senegal from 2021 to 2023.
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backgroundSince 2006, artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs) have been introduced in Senegal in response to chloroquine resistance (CQ-R) and have shown high efficacy against Plasmodium falciparum. However, the detection of the PfKelch13R515K mutation in Kaolack, which confers artemisinin resistance in vitro, highlights the urgency of strengthening antimalarial drug surveillance to achieve malaria elimination by 2030.
objectiveTo assess the proportion of P. falciparum parasites carrying molecular signatures associated with antimalarial resistance (PfKelch13, Pfmdr1, Pfcrt, dhfr and dhps) in isolates collected at Kédougou using multiplex amplicon deep sequencing.
methodsVenous blood samples were collected from patients diagnosed with P. falciparum infection over a 3-year period (2021, 2022 and 2023). Parasite DNA was extracted, and multiplex amplicon sequencing was used to investigate gene polymorphisms.
resultsAnalysis of PfKelch13 did not reveal any non-synonymous mutations. Pfcrt mutations were present in 45% of the samples, mainly K76T (44%) and I356T (36%). The dominant Pfmdr-1 allele was Y184F (62%). The sextuple mutant 51I/59R/108N + 436A/437G/613S dhfr/dhps was observed in 10% of the samples.
conclusionThe absence of PfKelch13 mutants suggests that ACT efficacy remains uncompromised, although clinical outcome studies are required to confirm this. Analysis of Pfcrt and Pfmdr-1 shows that CQ-R alleles, probably from previous CQ use, are slowly decreasing. Likewise, the detection of the dhfr/dhps sextuple mutant highlights the need to monitor sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine resistance and the emergence of 581G. There is therefore a need for continued antimalarial resistance surveillance in Senegal.
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