A collaborative epidemiological investigation into the criminal fake artesunate trade in South East Asia.

A collaborative epidemiological investigation into the criminal fake artesunate trade in South East Asia.

<h4>Background</h4>Since 1998 the serious public health problem in South East Asia of counterfeit artesunate, containing no or subtherapeutic amounts of the active antimalarial ingredient, has led to deaths from untreated malaria, reduced confidence in this vital drug, large economic los...

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Main Authors: Paul N Newton, Facundo M Fernández, Aline Plançon, Dallas C Mildenhall, Michael D Green, Li Ziyong, Eva Maria Christophel, Souly Phanouvong, Stephen Howells, Eric McIntosh, Paul Laurin, Nancy Blum, Christina Y Hampton, Kevin Faure, Leonard Nyadong, C W Ray Soong, Budiono Santoso, Wang Zhiguang, John Newton, Kevin Palmer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-02-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/18271620/?tool=EBI

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/18271620/?tool=EBI

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