Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency in Ethiopia: absence of common African and Mediterranean allelic variants in a nationwide study

Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency in Ethiopia: absence of common African and Mediterranean allelic variants in a nationwide study

Abstract Background Building on the declining trend of malaria in Ethiopia, the Federal Ministry of Health aims to eliminate malaria by 2030. As Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax are co-endemic in Ethiopia, the use of primaquine is indicated for both transmission interruption and radical cu...

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Main Authors: Ashenafi Assefa, Ahmed Ali, Wakgari Deressa, Wendimagegn Tsegaye, Getachew Abebe, Heven Sime, Amha Kebede, Daddi Jima, Moges Kassa, Tesfay Abreha, Hiwot Teka, Hiwot Solomon, Joseph Malone, Ya Ping Shi, Zhiyong Zhou, Richard Reithinger, Jimee Hwang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-10-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
Ethiopia
Malaria
G6PD deficiency
Primaquine
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-018-2538-4

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