Tag: Plasmodium Vivax

Washington DC: An international team of researchers has found that a malaria parasite, Plasmodium vivax, not only circulates in the blood but also takes up residence in the bone marrow. P. vivax is the malaria parasite responsible for the vast majority of infections outside sub-Saharan Africa. The findings, published in the journal mBio, may help […]

Melbourne: A drug combination of artemisinin-naphthoquine should be considered for the treatment of children with malaria, suggests a study. The researchers studied malaria cases in Papua New Guinea. “This regimen should be considered together with other currently available effective (artemisinin combination therapies) for treatment of uncomplicated malaria in Papua New Guinea and similar epidemiologic settings […]