Chloroquine-resistant malaria in travelers returning from Haiti after 2010 earthquake.
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Published
18 Aug 2012
Publication issue
18(8)
Publication pages
1346-9
DOI
10.3201/eid1808.111779.
PMID
22840888
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.