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The rise in Plasmodium falciparum resistance to dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine in Vietnam justifies the need to evaluate alternative artemisinin-based combination therapies. Between July 2018 and October 2019, a single-arm trial of pyronaridine-artesunate (Pyramax, PA) was conducted in Dak Nong province, Vietnam. PA (3-day course) was administered to adults and children infected with P.

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Nonimmune monkeys infected with and were cured of their infections when treated with a single oral dose of 5 mg/kg and 10 mg/kg of the 2-aminomethylphenol, JPC-3210, respectively. Corresponding mean blood elimination half-lives of JPC-3210 were lengthy at 19.1 days and 20.

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A review of the WHO malaria rapid diagnostic test product testing programme (2008-2018): performance, procurement and policy.

Malar J

December 2019

Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND), Campus Biotech, Building B, Level 0, Chemin des Mines 9, 1202, Geneva, Switzerland.

Article Synopsis
  • * The program tested 332 RDT products against Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax, utilizing measures like panel detection score, false positive rate, and invalid rate, resulting in an increase of products meeting performance criteria from 26.8% to 79.4% over multiple testing rounds.
  • * This independent evaluation improved transparency in the market, allowing healthcare providers to make informed decisions on malaria diagnosis and treatment, ultimately leading to a greater acceptance of RDTs in case management
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