Chloroquine-resistant <it>Plasmodium vivax </it>malaria in Serbo town, Jimma zone, south-west Ethiopia

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Ethiopia has the highest proportion of vivax malaria, approximately 40% of all malaria infections, in contrast to African countries. Chloroquine (CQ) is the drug of choice for the treatment of <it>Plasmodium vivax </it>in...

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Main Authors: Birhanu Tarekegn, Bacha Ketema, Ketema Tsige, Petros Beyene
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-07-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Online Access:http://www.malariajournal.com/content/8/1/177