MEFAS, a hybrid of artesunate-mefloquine active against asexual stages of Plasmodium vivax in field isolates, inhibits malaria transmission

Human malaria continues to be a public health problem and an important cause of morbidity and mortality in the world. Malaria control is achieved through both individual protection against mosquito bites and drug treatment, which is hampered by the spread of Plasmodium falciparum resistance to most...

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Main Authors: Julia Penna-Coutinho, Maisa da Silva Araújo, Anna Caroline Campos Aguiar, Paula Miranda Sá, Carlos Tong Rios, Jansen Fernandes Medeiros, Dhélio Batista Pereira, Nubia Boechat, Antoniana Ursine Krettli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-12-01
Series:International Journal for Parasitology: Drugs and Drug Resistance
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211320721000464