Resistance testing in parasites: a review

Abstract

The burden of parasitic diseases in the world is enormous and 41% of the world?s population lives in areas where malaria is transmitted. Each year 350?500 million cases of malaria occur worldwide, and over one million people die, most of them young children in sub-Saharan Africa. About 2 billion people are affected worldwide, of whom 300 million suffer associated severe morbidity. At least 1 billion people ? one sixth of the world?s population, or 1 in 6 persons, suffer from one or more neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), most of which are parasitic.