{
  "id": 1981194,
  "title": "The px1 locus is linked to declining susceptibility to malaria drugs in Uganda",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/the-px1-locus-is-linked-to-declining-susceptibility-to-malaria-drugs",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-19T00:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nature Medicine",
    "slug": "nature-medicine",
    "url": "https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-026-04624-y"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Nature Medicine, Published online: 19 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41591-026-04624-y The emergence and spread of drug resistance threatens progress toward malaria control and elimination. We identified a rapidly spreading haplotype on chromosome 7 of Plasmodium falciparum that contains mutations and deletions in the px1 gene. This genomic locus is strongly associated with reduced susceptibility of…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}