Malaria Prevalence and in vitro Antimalarial Drug Sensitivity of Plasmodium falciparum Isolates in Gombe North, Gombe State, Northeastern Nigeria

Background

Malaria remains a significant public health challenge in Nigeria, which accounted for approximately 25.9% of estimated global malaria cases in 2023. In Gombe State, the transition to artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs) was necessitated by emerging resistance to older antimalarial drugs.