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Therapeutic and Transmission-Blocking 
Efficacy of Dihydroartemisinin/Piperaquine and Chloroquine against Plasmodium vivax Malaria, Cambodia
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August 17 2018
Source: Emerg Infect Dis. 24(8):1516-1519
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Alternative Title:Emerg Infect Dis
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Description:We assessed the efficacy of standard 3-day courses of chloroquine and dihydroartemisinin/piperaquine against Plasmodium vivax malaria. Compared with chloroquine, dihydroartemisinin/piperaquine was faster in clearing asexual P. vivax parasites and blocking human-to-mosquito transmission. This drug combination was also more effective in preventing potential recurrences for >2 months.
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Pubmed ID:29798745
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Pubmed Central ID:PMC6056113
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