Effect of seasonal malaria chemoprevention plus azithromycin on Plasmodium falciparum transmission: gametocyte infectivity and mosquito fitness

Effect of seasonal malaria chemoprevention plus azithromycin on Plasmodium falciparum transmission: gametocyte infectivity and mosquito fitness

Abstract Background Seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) consists of administration of sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) + amodiaquine (AQ) at monthly intervals to children during the malaria transmission period. Whether the addition of azithromycin (AZ) to SMC could potentiate the benefit of the int...

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Main Authors: Koudraogo Bienvenue Yaméogo, Rakiswendé Serge Yerbanga, Seydou Bienvenu Ouattara, Franck A. Yao, Thierry Lefèvre, Issaka Zongo, Frederic Nikièma, Yves Daniel Compaoré, Halidou Tinto, Daniel Chandramohan, Brian Greenwood, Adrien M. G. Belem, Anna Cohuet, Jean Bosco Ouédraogo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-07-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
Seasonal malaria chemoprevention
Azithromycin
Gametocytes
Transmission
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-021-03855-3

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-021-03855-3

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