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ArticleOpen forum infectious diseases2026

Molecular Surveillance of Malaria in Nigeria Reveals a Low Frequency of Antimalarial Resistance Markers and Clonal Expansion of Chloroquine-Sensitive Infections.

Olusola Ajibaye, Mary Oboh-Imafidon, Olumide Ajibola, Fiyinfoluwa Olusola, Chinedu Ogbonnia Egwu, Brandon Nji Amambua-Ngwa, Mouhamadou Fadel Diop, Nuredin Mohammed, Umberto D'Alessandro, Catherine Falade and 4 more

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14 authors.

Olusola AjibayeDepartment of Biochemistry and Nutrition, Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, Lagos, Nigeria.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3888-2366
Mary Oboh-ImafidonDisease Control and Elimination Theme, Medical Research Council Unit, Fajara, The Gambia.
Olumide AjibolaDepartment of Microbiology, First Technical University, Ibadan, Nigeria.
Fiyinfoluwa OlusolaDepartment of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6541-6881
Chinedu Ogbonnia EgwuDisease Control and Elimination Theme, Medical Research Council Unit, Fajara, The Gambia.
Brandon Nji Amambua-NgwaDisease Control and Elimination Theme, Medical Research Council Unit, Fajara, The Gambia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0008-3999-7852
Mouhamadou Fadel DiopDisease Control and Elimination Theme, Medical Research Council Unit, Fajara, The Gambia.
Nuredin MohammedDisease Control and Elimination Theme, Medical Research Council Unit, Fajara, The Gambia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4067-1103
Umberto D'AlessandroDisease Control and Elimination Theme, Medical Research Council Unit, Fajara, The Gambia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6341-5009
Catherine FaladeDepartment of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.
Martin MeremikwuCalabar Institute of Tropical Disease Research and Prevention, University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, Calabar, Nigeria.
Adeola Y OlukosiDepartment of Biochemistry and Nutrition, Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, Lagos, Nigeria.
Eniyou Cheryll OrieroDisease Control and Elimination Theme, Medical Research Council Unit, Fajara, The Gambia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7911-6457
Alfred Amambua-NgwaDisease Control and Elimination Theme, Medical Research Council Unit, Fajara, The Gambia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4478-3601

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: The success of malaria elimination in sub-Saharan Africa rests largely on the sustained efficacies of the chemointerventions used in malaria treatment and chemoprophylaxis in the highest-burden countries such as Nigeria. Data on the impact of these interventions can guide policy for sustained malaria control toward elimination. We report the complexity of infection (number of genetically distinct same-species parasite strains observed in an infection) and genetic diversity of Methods: We used targeted amplicon sequencing techniques to analyze 895 Results: Overall, infections were highly complex, with approximately 30% of these having more than a single genetically distinct parasite clone. Furthermore, 55.1% of the parasite isolates carried wild type alleles of the chloroquine transporter gene Conclusions: Chloroquine sensitivity at the molecular level is now dominant in Nigeria, while antifolate resistance persists. Enhanced molecular surveillance of drug resistance-associated loci will serve as an early warning to safeguard the efficacy of chemointerventions in Nigeria.

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amplicon sequencingantimalarial resistancehigh-burden malariamolecular surveillance

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PMCPMC12809531

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