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G6PD Deficiency Prevalence and Estimates of Affected Populations in Malaria Endemic Countries

November 13, 2012 By Malaria.com Leave a Comment

Primaquine is a key drug for malaria elimination. In addition to being the only drug active against the dormant relapsing forms of Plasmodium vivax, primaquine is the sole effective treatment of infectious P. falciparum gametocytes, and may interrupt transmission and help contain the spread of artemisinin resistance. However, primaquine can trigger haemolysis in patients with a deficiency in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Research Tagged With: Anand P. Patil, artemisinin resistance, Carmencita D. Padilla, Frédéric B. Piel, G6PDd, Global Malaria Action Plan, J. Kevin Baird, Katherine E. Battle, Lorenz von Seidlein, Malaria Atlas Project, Mariana M. Hogg, Mewahyu Dewi, Oscar A. Nyangiri, P. falciparum, Peter W. Gething, Primaquine, Rosalind E. Howes, Simon I. Hay, Wellcome Trust

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