Increasing day three parasitaemia is observed after treatment of patients with artemether-lumefantrine and single dose of primaquine for uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Arbaminch Zuria district, Southwest Ethiopia

Abstract Background Since 2017, the first-line treatment for uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum infection in Ethiopia has been artemether-lumefantrine (AL), plus a single dose of primaquine (PQ). The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends regular monitoring of the first-line drug efficacy as cr...

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Published in:	Malaria Journal
Main Authors:	Bontu Abate, Bokretsion Gidey Brhane, Tsegahun Manyazewal, Hussien Mohammed, Yonas Wuletaw, Moges Kassa, Mesay Hailu, Getachew Tollera, Geremew Tasew, Ashenafi Assefa, Eyasu Makonnen
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2025-03-01
Subjects:	Efficacy Safety Artemether-lumefantrine Plasmodium-falciparum Ethiopia
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-025-05337-2