Tafenoquine following G6PD screening versus primaquine for the treatment of vivax malaria in Brazil: A cost-effectiveness analysis using a transmission model.

<h4>Background</h4>Malaria transmission modelling has demonstrated the potential impact of semiquantitative glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) testing and treatment with single-dose tafenoquine for Plasmodium vivax radical cure but has not investigated the associated costs. This st...

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Main Authors: David J Price, Narimane Nekkab, Wuelton M Monteiro, Daniel A M Villela, Julie A Simpson, Marcus V G Lacerda, Michael T White, Angela Devine
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2024-01-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pmed.1004255&type=printable