New developments in Plasmodium vivax malaria: severe disease and the rise of chloroquine resistance.
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Unlike Plasmodium falciparum, Plasmodium vivax rarely causes severe disease in healthy travellers or in temperate endemic regions and has been regarded as readily treatable with chloroquine. However, in tropical areas, recent reports have highlighted severe and fatal disease asso...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2009
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