Post by Liaquat Roopesh Johnson, currently employed as a member of the faculty in a private medical college in South India. Roopesh has a post-graduate degree in Community Medicine from the Christian Medical College, Vellore.
When it comes to P. vivax malaria, many of us continue to follow the 5 day primaquine regimen. A recent update of a Cochrane Systematic Review compares the 5 day primaquine regimen with the 14 day primaquine regimen recommended by the WHO. (Click here to go to a shorter summary)
Background
The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that there were between 135-287 million cases, and
between 473,000 – 789,000 deaths due to malaria in 2012. 90% of these deaths occurred in sub-Saharan Africa, with under-five children accounting for 77% of the deaths.
Malaria is a major public health problem in Africa and Asia, where the disease is usually caused by either plasmodium falciparum or plasmodium vivax. About 9% of estimated cases globally are due to plasmodium vivax. However, outside the African continent, the proportion is 50%. Four countries account for more than 80% of estimated P. vivax cases- Ethiopia, India, Indonesia and Pakistan.
When it comes to P. vivax malaria, many of us continue to follow the 5 day primaquine regimen. A recent update of a Cochrane Systematic Review compares the 5 day primaquine regimen with the 14 day primaquine regimen recommended by the WHO. (Click here to go to a shorter summary)
Background
The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that there were between 135-287 million cases, and
An Anopheles stephensi mosquito, a known malarial vector (photo source: CDC) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Anopheles_stephensi.jpeg |
Malaria is a major public health problem in Africa and Asia, where the disease is usually caused by either plasmodium falciparum or plasmodium vivax. About 9% of estimated cases globally are due to plasmodium vivax. However, outside the African continent, the proportion is 50%. Four countries account for more than 80% of estimated P. vivax cases- Ethiopia, India, Indonesia and Pakistan.