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Efficacy of three regimens for terminal primaquine treatment for Plasmodium vivax in Cruzeiro do Sul, Acre, Brazil
Objectives
*Original title in Portuguese: Eficácia de três esquemas para o tratamento terminal com primaquina para Plasmodium vivax em Cruzeiro do Sul, Acre, Brasil
The main objective of the study is to evaluate three regimens of chloroquine and primaquine in the treatment of P. vivax infections in Cruzeiro do Sul, Acre, Brazil.
Principal Institution
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), United States
Partner Investigators
Rationale and Abstract
The World Health Organization recommends that antimalarial treatment policies be evaluated every few years to verify their effectiveness. P. vivax malaria is the most common type in Brazil and cases are concentrated in the Brazilian Amazon region.
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Date
Apr 2018 — Mar 2019
Funding Details
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