Model-based assessment of the safety of community interventions with primaquine in sub-Saharan Africa

Model-based assessment of the safety of community interventions with primaquine in sub-Saharan Africa

Abstract Background Single low-dose primaquine (SLD-PQ) is recommended in combination with artemisinin-based combination therapy to reduce Plasmodium falciparum transmission in areas threatened by artemisinin resistance or aiming for malaria elimination. SLD-PQ may be beneficial in mass drug adminis...

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Main Authors: Stijn W. van Beek, Elin M. Svensson, Alfred B. Tiono, Joseph Okebe, Umberto D’Alessandro, Bronner P. Gonçalves, Teun Bousema, Chris Drakeley, Rob ter Heine
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-10-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Primaquine
Malaria
Plasmodium falciparum
Mass Drug Administration
Modeling
G6PD
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-021-05034-4

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-021-05034-4

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