Is chloroquine resistance known in India?

By  Dr. Sunil Gupta

Is chloroquine resistance known in India?

In this video, Dr. Sunil Gupta, Additional Director, NCDC, will discuss whether chloroquine resistance is known in India. Dr. Sunil talks that at present there are no reports of chloroquine resistance to plasmodium vivax but in falciparum malaria there is increasing reports of chloroquine resistance.

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Dr. Sunil Gupta

Dr. Sunil Gupta is a Additional Director, HAG & HOD at National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC)

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