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Elrmion Adjei
Author with expertise in Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
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Nanopore sequencing for real-time genomic surveillance ofPlasmodium falciparum

Sophia Girgis et al.Dec 20, 2022
Abstract Malaria is a global public health priority causing over 600,000 deaths annually, mostly young children living in Sub-Saharan Africa. Molecular surveillance can provide key information for malaria control, such as the prevalence and distribution of antimalarial drug resistance. However, genome sequencing capacity in endemic countries can be limited. Here, we have implemented an end-to-end workflow for P. falciparum genomic surveillance in Ghana using Oxford Nanopore Technologies, targeting antimalarial resistance markers and the leading vaccine antigen circumsporozoite protein ( csp ). The workflow was rapid, robust, accurate, affordable and straightforward to implement, and could be deployed using readily collected dried blood spot samples. We found that P. falciparum parasites in Ghana had become largely susceptible to chloroquine, with persistent sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) resistance, and no evidence of artemisinin resistance. Multiple Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP) differences from the vaccine csp sequence were identified, though their significance is uncertain. This study demonstrates the potential utility and feasibility of malaria genomic surveillance in endemic settings using Nanopore sequencing.
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