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Validation of the rapid test Carestart(tm) G6PD among malaria vivax-infected subjects in the Brazilian Amazon.

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2016
INTRODUCTION In the Brazilian Amazon, malaria infections are primarily caused by Plasmodium vivax. The only drug that kills the hypnozoite form of P. vivax is primaquine, thereby preventing relapse.
Marcelo Brito, H. M. Peixoto, A. Almeida, M. R. Oliveira, G. Romero, J. P. Moura-Neto, Nakul Singh, W. Monteiro, M. Lacerda   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Prevalence and risk factors related to poor outcome of patients with severe Plasmodium vivax infection: a systematic review, meta-analysis, and analysis of case reports

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2020
Background Plasmodium vivax rarely develops severe complications when compared to severe falciparum malaria. However, severe vivax malaria also needs urgent, intensive care and treatment as severe falciparum malaria.
Manas Kotepui, Kwuntida Uthaisar Kotepui, Giovanni De Jesus Milanez, Frederick Ramirez Masangkay   +3 more
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Malaria radical cure opportunity assessment in India: Discussing opportunities through stakeholder convening workshop and recommendation for improved access to malaria treatment

Journal of Vector Borne Diseases, 2020
India contributes to over 40% of the global Plasmodium vivax disease burden, and P. vivax contributes to approximately one-third of all malaria in India. Government of India has set goals to eliminate malaria by 2030.
Rajiv Tandon, Evan Spark-DePass, Abhijit Sharma, Emily Gerth-Guyette, Laurence Slutsker, Penny Grewal Daumerie, Gonzalo J Domingo, Panayota Bird, Neha Agarwal   +8 more
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Plasmodium vivaxMalaria

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2005
We report 11 cases of severe Plasmodium vivax malaria in Bikaner (western India). Patients exhibited cerebral malaria, renal failure, circulatory collapse, severe anemia, hemoglobinurea, abnormal bleeding, acute respiratory distress syndrome, and jaundice.
Ashis Das, S. Vijay Kumar, Vishal Saxena, Sanjay K. Kochar, Dhanpat K. Kochar, Narvachan Singh   +5 more
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Clinical and parasitological response to oral chloroquine and primaquine in uncomplicated human Plasmodium knowlesi infections [PDF]

, 2013
Background: Plasmodium knowlesi is a cause of symptomatic and potentially fatal infections in humans. There are no studies assessing the detailed parasitological response to treatment of knowlesi malaria infections in man and whether antimalarial ...
Cox Singh, Janet, Daneshvar, Cyrus, Davis, Timothy M. E., Divis, Paul C. S., Rafa'ee, Mohammad Z., Singh, Balbir, Zakaria, Siti K.   +6 more
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Chemotherapeutics for vivax malaria [PDF]

Malaria Journal, 2012
Plasmodium vivax imposes significant burdens of morbidity and mortality across the malaria endemic world. Treatment of this infection requires a blood schizontocide against the acute attack and hypnozoitocide against relapses. Chloroquine combined with primaquine has been the therapy of choice for radical cure of vivax malaria since the 1950s ...
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On the epidemiology of Plasmodium vivax malaria: past and present with special reference to the former USSR

Malaria Journal, 2018
Presently, many malaria-endemic countries in the world are transitioning towards malaria elimination. Out of the 105 countries with ongoing malaria transmission, 10 countries are classified as being in the pre-elimination phase of malaria control, and 9 ...
Anatoly V. Kondrashin, Lola F. Morozova, Ekaterina V. Stepanova, Natalia A. Turbabina, Maria S. Maksimova, Evgeny N. Morozov   +5 more
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Molecular evidence of Plasmodium vivax infection in Duffy negative symptomatic individuals from Dschang, West Cameroon [PDF]

, 2017
Background: Plasmodium vivax infection is known to be rare in West/Central Africa, the most accepted explanation being the lack of expression of erythroid Duffy antigen in the local human populations.
De Santis, Riccardo, Djeunang Dongho, Ghyslaine Bruna, Faggioni, Giovanni, Lista, Florigio Romano., Mbida, Mpoame, Paganotti, Giacomo Maria, Pomponi, Alice, Rezza, Giovanni, Russo, Gianluca, Sanou Sobze, Martin, Tebano, Gianpiero, Vullo, Vincenzo   +11 more
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A rare case of young stroke in 16 years old female with Plasmodium vivax malaria infection

Journal of Integrated Health Sciences, 2017
Malaria is the most important parasitic disease in the world, in terms of both prevalence and mortality. Infection rate is high due to raise of strains resistant to the antimalarial medicines & social factors.
N U Gediya, M K Marvaniya, D A Parmar, U S Gediya   +3 more
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Optimal interruption of P. vivax malaria transmission using mass drug administration [PDF]

, 2023
\textit{Plasmodium vivax} is the most geographically widespread malaria-causing parasite resulting in significant associated global morbidity and mortality. One of the factors driving this widespread phenomenon is the ability of the parasites to remain dormant in the liver.
arxiv   +1 more source