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Drug Resistance May Make Malaria Parasite Less Resistant to Other Substances

June 4, 2013 By Malaria.com 1 Comment

Malaria parasites that develop resistance to the most effective class of anti-malarial drugs may become susceptible to other treatments as a result. The discovery could reveal potential new drug options, which would be essential in the event of resistance to the best anti-malarials. In a new study, researchers have shown how the anti-malarials artemisinins attack the malaria parasite by … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria News Tagged With: Artemisinin-based Combination Therapies, cyclopiazonic acid (CPA), Drug Resistant Malaria, Sanjeev Krishna, St George’s, The Journal of Infectious Diseases, University of London

Intermittent Preventive Treatment for Malaria in Papua New Guinean Infants Exposed to Plasmodium falciparum and P. Vivax

March 28, 2012 By Malaria.com Leave a Comment

Intermittent preventive treatment in infants (IPTi) has been shown in randomized trials to reduce malaria-related morbidity in African infants living in areas of high Plasmodium falciparum (Pf) transmission. It remains unclear whether IPTi is an appropriate prevention strategy in non-African settings or those co-endemic for P. vivax (Pv). Methods and Findings In this study, 1,121 Papua New … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Research Tagged With: Artesunate, Papua New Guinea, Plasmodium Falciparum, Sanjeev Krishna, sulfadoxine-pyrimethamin

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