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Estimated impact of tafenoquine for Plasmodium vivax control and elimination in Brazil: A modelling study

BACKGROUND: Despite recent intensification of control measures, Plasmodium vivax poses a major challenge for malaria elimination efforts. Liver-stage hypnozoite parasites that cause relapsing infections can be cleared with primaquine; however, poor treatment adherence undermines drug effectiveness....

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Autores principales: Nekkab, Narimane, Lana, Raquel, Lacerda, Marcus, Obadia, Thomas, Siqueira, André, Monteiro, Wuelton, Villela, Daniel, Mueller, Ivo, White, Michael
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8064585/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33891582
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1003535