Effect of primaquine dose on the risk of recurrence in patients with uncomplicated Plasmodium vivax: a systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis

RJ Commons, M Rajasekhar, P Edler… - The Lancet Infectious …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background Primaquine is used to eliminate Plasmodium vivax hypnozoites, but its optimal
dosing regimen remains unclear. We undertook a systematic review and individual patient …

Safety and efficacy of primaquine in patients with Plasmodium vivax malaria from South Asia: a systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis

R Verma, RJ Commons, A Gupta, M Rahi, PK Bharti… - BMJ Global …, 2023 - gh.bmj.com
Background The optimal dosing of primaquine to prevent relapsing Plasmodium vivax
malaria in South Asia remains unclear. We investigated the efficacy and safety of different …

Operational effectiveness of tafenoquine and primaquine for the prevention of Plasmodium vivax recurrence in Brazil: a retrospective observational study

M Brito, R Rufatto, JD Brito-Sousa, F Murta… - The Lancet Infectious …, 2024 - thelancet.com
Summary Background Prevention of Plasmodium vivax malaria recurrence is essential for
malaria elimination in Brazil. We evaluated the real-world effectiveness of an updated …

Updates on traditional methods for combating malaria and emerging Wolbachia-based interventions

I Mushtaq, MS Sarwar, A Chaudhry… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
The escalating challenge of malaria control necessitates innovative approaches that extend
beyond traditional control strategies. This review explores the incorporation of traditional …

Optimal balance of benefit versus risk for tafenoquine in the treatment of Plasmodium vivax malaria

R Sharma, H Sharma, S Jones, I Borghini-Fuhrer… - Malaria Journal, 2024 - Springer
A single 300 mg dose of tafenoquine (an 8-aminoquinoline), in combination with a standard
3-day course of chloroquine, is approved in several countries for the radical cure (prevention …

Optimizing test and treat options for vivax malaria: An options assessment toolkit (OAT) for Asia Pacific national malaria control programs

S Acharya, M Shrestha, ND Thang, L Wini… - PLOS Global Public …, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Designing policy in public health is a complex process requiring decision making that
incorporates available evidence and is suitable to a country's epidemiological and health …

Primaquine dose and the risk of haemolysis and Plasmodium vivax recurrence: pooling the available data to reassure the unconvinced

P Millat-Martínez, Q Bassat - The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 2024 - thelancet.com
Primaquine dose and the risk of haemolysis and Plasmodium vivaxrecurrence: pooling the
available data to reassure the unconvinced 71 years after its US Food and Drug …

[PDF][PDF] The challenges of malaria elimination in the Asia–Pacific region

FJI Fowkes, LJ Robinson, JA Simpson… - Medical Journal of …, 2024 - mja.com.au
Plasmodium vivax and zoonotic Plasmodium knowlesi infections being co-endemic and
transmitted by 19 major vector species, and focused in hard-to-reach areas and populations …

Investigating malaria transmission and assessing control activities in preparation for a malaria elimination strategy in the Lihir Islands of Papua New Guinea

P Millat Martínez - 2024 - tdx.cat
[eng] INTRODUCTION: Papua New Guinea (PNG) has the highest malaria transmission
rates in the Pacific region. The Lihir Islands of PNG comprise the islands of Aniolam, where …

Quantifying P. Vivax Radical Cure Efficacy: A Modelling Study Integrating Clinical Trial Data and Transmission Dynamics

C Ciavarella, C Drakeley, RN Price, I Mueller… - Available at SSRN … - papers.ssrn.com
Background: Plasmodium vivax forms dormant liver stages (hypnozoites) that can reactivate
weeks to months after primary infection. Effective treatment requires a combination of …