Village malaria workers for the community-based management of vivax malaria

• Main Authors: Bipin Adhikari (Author), Rupam Tripura (Author), Thomas J. Peto (Author), James J. Callery (Author), Lorenz von Seidlein (Author), Lek Dysoley (Author), Arjen M. Dondorp (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2023-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary: In Cambodia, malaria cases are on a trajectory towards the goal of malaria elimination by 2025. Vivax malaria is difficult to eliminate because of hypnozoites that can cause relapse. Primaquine, an 8-aminoquinoline, clears hypnozoites but requires testing for glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogena...