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Introduction/Rationale
The World Health Organization (WHO) in 2010 reported that malaria was endemic in 96 countries reflecting an improvement of the situation of 2005 where it was endemic in 106 countries. Malaria morbidity and mortality remain a serious problem in sub Saharan Africa especially in
Malaria incidence has increased two- to three-folds over the past four decades, and nearly half the world's population now lives in regions endemic for malaria: In Asia, Africa, and South America. A global annual estimate of 300-500 clinical cases of malaria and mortality in the range of 1-2 million
Trial Design This is an Open Label Active Study to Compare the Efficacy of 4 weeks Combination Antibiotic Therapy (Oral Ciprofloxacin 500mg bd plus Doxycycline 100mg bd and Hydroxychloroquine 200mg tds) followed by a further 20 weeks continued therapy with Doxycycline 100mg bd and Hydroxychloroquine
Plasmodium vivax represents 50-80% of all malarial cases in Latin America and South East Asia. It is able to establish a dormant liver stage called the hypnozoite. Hypnozoite activation after initial infection can cause a relapse. Currently the only widely available drug is primaquine which requires
Background Currently the control of malaria rests on the use of chemotherapy. However, the development of resistance to common used drugs represents a major public concern. Thus, the investigators need to develop new and cheap drugs. The investigators have discovered that the old drug methotrexate