A non-randomized, open-label study to assess the impact of rounds of mass drug administration with artemisinin-piperaquine plus primaquine on malaria in São Tomé Island

A non-randomized, open-label study to assess the impact of rounds of mass drug administration with artemisinin-piperaquine plus primaquine on malaria in São Tomé Island

Abstract Background The aim of this study was to explore the effect of mass drug administration (MDA) on malaria transmission in low-endemic malaria areas. Methods Mass drug administration of artemisinin-piperaquine (AP) + primaquine (PMQ) was targeted to 17,438 individuals in the Agua Grande region...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Mingqiang Li, Ruixiang Tan, Peiting Chen, Herodes Sacramento Rampao, Carlos Alberto Bandeira D’almeida, Guoming Li, Jingwen Liu, Guozhuang Shi, Fei Chen, Lei Shu, Xinan Huang, Changsheng Deng, Wenfeng Guo, Jianping Song
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2025-05-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Malaria
Mass drug administration (MDA)
Artemisinin-piperaquine (AP)
Primaquine (PMQ)
P. falciparum
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-025-06768-1
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!

Internet

https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-025-06768-1

Similar Items