The Optimal Timing Of Primaquine To Prevent Malaria Transmission After Artemisinin-Combination Therapy

Summary

The investigators' Hypothesis is that "The correct timing of gametocytocidal drug in combination with an effective Artemisinin Combination Therapy can limit the infectiousness of malaria-infected individuals to less than one week after initiation of treatment"

Timeline

Start

2013-05

Primary completion

2013-10

Completion

2013-10

Publications

• Shekalaghe S, Mosha D, Hamad A, Mbaga TA, Mihayo M, Bousema T, Drakeley C, Abdulla S. Optimal timing of primaquine to reduce Plasmodium falciparum gametocyte carriage when co-administered with artemether-lumefantrine. Malar J. 2020 Jan 21;19(1):34. doi: 10.1186/s12936-020-3121-3.

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