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Primaquine plus artemisinin combination therapy for reduction of malaria transmission: promise and risk

Reduction of gametocyte transmission from humans to mosquitoes is a key component of malaria elimination. The study by Gonçalves and colleagues provides valuable new data on how the addition of low-dose primaquine to artemether-lumefantrine affects reduction of gametocytemia and transmission of game...

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Autor principal: John, Chandy C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4818907/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27039396
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12916-016-0611-9