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...
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 |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-10-01
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Series: | Parasites & Vectors |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-021-05034-4 |
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