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ReviewParasites, hosts and diseases2025

Emerging Plasmodium falciparum K13 gene mutation to artemisinin-based combination therapies and partner drugs among malaria-infected population in sub-Saharan Africa.

Samuel Adeniyi Oyegbade, Emmanuel Ojochegbe Mameh, Daniel Oluwatobiloba Balogun, Victoria-Grace Onyekachi Aririguzoh, Paul Akinniyi Akinduti

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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5 authors.

Samuel Adeniyi OyegbadeDepartment of Biological Sciences, College of Science and Technology, Covenant University, Ota 112233, Nigeria.
Emmanuel Ojochegbe MamehDepartment of Biological Sciences, College of Science and Technology, Covenant University, Ota 112233, Nigeria.
Daniel Oluwatobiloba BalogunDepartment of Biological Sciences, College of Science and Technology, Covenant University, Ota 112233, Nigeria.
Victoria-Grace Onyekachi AririguzohDepartment of Biological Sciences, College of Science and Technology, Covenant University, Ota 112233, Nigeria.
Paul Akinniyi AkindutiDepartment of Medical Laboratory Science, Babcock University, Illishan 121103, Nigeria.

Funding

Covenant University Centre for Research, Innovation and Discovery
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The continuous Plasmodium falciparum kelch13 (PfK13) genetic alterations conferring resistance to artemisinin-based combination therapies and partner drugs pose a significant threat to effective treatment and control of P. falciparum infection in developing countries. This review evaluates the emergence and epidemiology of the PfK13 mutation associated with artemisinin resistance in the sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) population. Despite empirical control and artemisinin combination therapy, the PfK13 gene mutation, previously described in Southeast Asia, has been reported in the SSA. Eight of these validated markers, including P553L, M476I, C580Y, A675V, P574L, R561H, R622I, and F446I, were reported among the SSA population. Novel and unvalidated markers, such as P615S, M472I, F434S, A578S, P570L, Y558C, K563R, A569T, I684N, M472I, and C473F spread among the population with low frequency. We provide insight into the emergence and spread of validated and unvalidated PfK13 mutations among the SSA population, which could lead to high artemisinin resistance. Investigating the verified PfK13 mutations will improve prophylactic strategies, prognostic diagnosis and guide effective population-based surveillance for effective P. falciparum malaria control in SSA.

Indexed as

AntimalarialsArtemisininsDrug ResistanceMalaria, FalciparumPlasmodium falciparumProtozoan ProteinsAfrica South of the SaharaDrug Therapy, CombinationHumansMutationAntimalarialsartemisininArtemisininsProtozoan Proteinsartemisinin resistancemalariaPfkelch13Plasmodium falciparumpropeller mutation

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PMID40452273
PMCPMC12127821

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