Registration in Europe of several artemisinin drugs for the treatment of malaria can soon be
expected. Artemisinin is isolated from the herb Artemisia annua, in use in China more than …

Despite considerable efforts, malaria is still one of the most devastating infectious diseases
in the tropics. The rapid spread of antimalarial drug resistance currently compounds this …

Mutations in Plasmodium falciparum dihydrofolate reductase (dhfr) and dihydropteroate
synthase (dhps) genes have been used as means to predict treatment failure to sulfadoxine …

Malaria still kills some 0.5–2.5 million people per year in the tropics. Resistance to the
cheap, most commonly used antimalarials continues to spread alarmingly and could …

Background The initial global outbreak of the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-
2019) pandemic, which is responsible for the severe acute respiratory syndrome 2 (SARS …

The rising prevalence of multidrug resistant falciparum malaria is occurring at an alarming
rate and has serious implications for the health of many of the world's poorest countries. The …

We evaluated gametocyte carriage and intensities of gametocytaemia in 710 children
presenting with acute, symptomatic, uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria who …

The development and spread of resistance to antimalarial drugs poses a severe and
increasing public health threat. Failures of prophylaxis or treatment with quinolines …

Chloroquine (CQ) has been the front line antimalarial drug due to its efficacy, low cost and
scanty side effects, until resistance has evolved. Although its use has been officially …

The risk factors associated with gametocytaemia at presentation and after treatment with
different antimalarial drug regimens were evaluated in 767 children enrolled prospectively in …