A Controlled Trial of Mass Drug Administration to Interrupt Transmission of Multidrug-Resistant Falciparum Malaria in Cambodian Villages

Tripura R., Peto TJ., Chea N., Chan D., Mukaka M., Sirithiranont P., Dhorda M., Promnarate C., Imwong M., von Seidlein L., Duanguppama J., Patumrat K., Huy R., Grobusch MP., Day NPJ., White NJ., Dondorp AM.

In Cambodian villages, 3-month mass drug administration with high coverage using dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine was safe and was followed by the absence of clinical Plasmodium falciparum cases for at least 1 year, despite the presence of multidrug-resistant parasites.

DOI

10.1093/cid/ciy196

Type

Journal article

Journal

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Publisher

Oxford University Press (OUP)

Publication Date

31/08/2018

Volume

67

Pages

817 - 826

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