Chloroquine has shown high therapeutic efficacy against uncomplicated Plasmodium vivax malaria in southern Ethiopia: seven decades after its introduction

Chloroquine has shown high therapeutic efficacy against uncomplicated Plasmodium vivax malaria in southern Ethiopia: seven decades after its introduction

Abstract Background Plasmodium vivax malaria is a leading cause of morbidity in Ethiopia. The first-line treatment for P. vivax is chloroquine (CQ) and primaquine (PQ), but there have been local reports of CQ resistance. A clinical study was conducted to determine the efficacy of CQ for the treatmen...

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Main Authors: Anteneh Kassahun Mare, Hussein Mohammed, Heven Sime, Henok Hailgiorgis, Kale Gubae, Bekuretsion Gidey, Mebrahtom Haile, Gudissa Assefa, Worku Bekele, Sarah Auburn, Rick Price, Jonathan B. Parr, Jonathan J. Juliano, Geremew Tasew, Solomon Mequanente Abay, Ashenafi Assefa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-06-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
Plasmodium vivax
Chloroquine
Therapeutic efficacy
Arba Minch
Ethiopia
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-024-05009-7

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-024-05009-7

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