Efficacy and safety of chloroquine plus primaquine for the treatment of Plasmodium vivax malaria in Hamusit site, Northwestern Ethiopia

Efficacy and safety of chloroquine plus primaquine for the treatment of Plasmodium vivax malaria in Hamusit site, Northwestern Ethiopia

Abstract Background Plasmodium vivax malaria is still an important public health problem in Ethiopia. Unlike Plasmodium falciparum, P. vivax has a dormant liver stage (hypnozoite) that can be a risk of recurrent vivax malaria unless treated by radical cure with primaquine. Drug resistance to chloroq...

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Main Authors: Habtamu Gebrie, Mulat Yimer, Animen Ayehu, Hussien Mohammed, Henok Hailgiorgis, Yonas Wuletaw, Mesay Hailu, Getachew Tolera, Geremew Tasew, Mogess Kassa, Bokretsion Gidey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-07-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
Chloroquine
Drug efficacy
Ethiopia
Plasmodium vivax
Primaquine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-024-05031-9

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-024-05031-9

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