Therapeutic and Transmission-Blocking 
Efficacy of Dihydroartemisinin/Piperaquine and Chloroquine against Plasmodium vivax Malaria, Cambodia

Therapeutic and Transmission-Blocking 
Efficacy of Dihydroartemisinin/Piperaquine and Chloroquine against Plasmodium vivax Malaria, Cambodia

We assessed the efficacy of standard 3-day courses of chloroquine and dihydroartemisinin/piperaquine against Plasmodium vivax malaria. Compared with chloroquine, dihydroartemisinin/piperaquine was faster in clearing asexual P. vivax parasites and blocking human-to-mosquito transmission. This drug co...

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Main Authors: Jean Popovici, Amelie Vantaux, Lyse Primault, Reingsey Samreth, Eak Por Piv, Sophalai Bin, Saorin Kim, Dysoley Lek, David Serre, Didier Menard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2018-08-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
malaria
Plasmodium vivax
parasites
chloroquine
CQ
dihydroartemisinin/piperaquine
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/24/8/17-0768_article

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