IJVPH

Prevalence of Anti-parasitic Drug Resistance in Various Areas of the World
Volume 10 | Issue 1 | June 2024
AUTHOR(S)
Annalisa Haraguchi, Benjamin Harris, Nevaeh Feasby, Jose Thekkiniath

ABSTRACT

Parasites are organisms that cause awide range of diseasesall over the world. Like other disease-causing agents,parasites can develop resistance to drugs used to treat them, often through misuse of drugs. Apicomplexan parasites belonging toPlasmodium and Babesia genera as well as kinetoplastids such as Leishmania and Trypanosoma genera and helminths such as roundworm, hookworm, whipworm, and flatworm, have all shown signs of resistance to drugs. This drug resistance problem can be addressed with advances in sanitation and medicine as well as a decrease in the misuse of drugs. Here, we discuss the prevalence of drug resistance in important parasitic infections that occur all over the world.

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Citation: Haraguchi A, Harris B, Feasby N and Thekkiniath J.Prevalence of Anti-parasitic Drug Resistance in Various Areas of the World. Indian Journal of Veterinary Public Health. 2024; 10(1): 1-11.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.62418/ijvph.10.1.2024.1-11