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New age-based regimen for single low-dose primaquine to block malaria transmission

Primaquine can be used to prevent the transmission of falciparum malaria from human to mosquito. Bob Taylor and colleagues at the Mahidol Oxford Research Unit (MORU) have developed an age-based regimen for single low-dose primaquine to block the transmission of malaria in sub-Saharan Africa.

Health care worker discussing with patients in a hut © Photo: Speak Up Africa

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