title: The spread of chloroquine-resistant falciparum malaria in Papua New Guinea.
abstract: Two cases of chloroquine-resistant Plasmodium falciparum malaria have been reported from eastern Papua New Guinea in order to alert the medical profession about the spread of resistant strains throughout that territory.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002738:Chloroquine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D006801:Humans; D008288:Malaria / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D009512:New Guinea; D010963:Plasmodium falciparum / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D002738:Chloroquine