malaria prophylaxis


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malaria prophylaxis

The use of antimalarial agents to prevent rather than treat malaria.  Prophylaxis is recommended by the CDC when one is travelling to Plasmodium-falciparum-endemic regions.
 
Agents
Chloroquine, hydroxychloroquine, mefloquine, quinine sulfate, doxycycline (which is not recommended during pregnancy), proguanil, pyrimethamine-sulfadoxine, primaquine, mefloquine (prophylactic agent of choice).
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The Yobe State Ministry of Health, WHO and Malaria Consortium are delivering seasonal malaria prophylaxis to nearly 190,000 children aged 03 - 59 months across 60 wards of Yusufari, Tarmuwa, Bade, Machina, Nguru and Karasuwa local government areas (LGAs).
Yobe, WHO And Malaria Consortium Target Close To 200,000 Children For Malaria Prevention In High Risk Areas
No malaria prophylaxis had been taken, and no pretravel advice had been sought.
West Nile Virus Infection in Travelers Returning to United Kingdom from South Africa
"A travel specialist can help determine if it is appropriate to take malaria prophylaxis pills and can provide advice on steps that can be taken to help avoid mosquito bites, such as wearing long sleeved tops and trousers, applying anti-insect cream (containing a 30-50% DEET concentration) and using anti-mosquito nets during sleep," said Dr Maslamani.
Residents urged to take precautions against 'Zika' if travelling to virus-endemic countries
The objective of this study is to assess the knowledge and practice of travel vaccination and malaria prophylaxis among resident doctors of BJ Medical College and Civil Hospital, Ahmedabad.
A cross-sectional study on the knowledge and practice of travel vaccination and malaria prophylaxis for international travel among resident doctors of Ahmedabad city, Gujarat
People who are currently receiving malaria prophylaxis or who are unable to complete the entire three-dose pre-exposure series before starting malarial prophylaxis should therefore receive pre-exposure vaccination by the intramuscular route.
Rabies-Free Philippines: Vaccination Is Key
The reasons for travel, destination, duration, history of malaria, history of receiving malaria prophylaxis were all recorded.
Clinical and Laboratory Features of Travel-Associated Malaria; a University Hospital Experience/Seyahat Iliskili Sitma Olgularinin Klinik ve Laboratuar Ozelliklerinin Degerlendirilmesi; Bir Universite Hastanesi Deneyimi
Titan is also collaborating with the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research and the Southwest Research Institute in the early non-clinical evaluation of the implant drug delivery platform in malaria prophylaxis. Additional ProNeura feasibility evaluations are ongoing in the area of chronic pain treatment with a peripherally acting Kappa opioid receptor agonist, and in the treatment of type 2 diabetes with currently approved peptides.
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Randomized, parallel placebo-controlled trial of primaquine for malaria prophylaxis in Papua, Indonesia.
Research and development of causal chemoprophylactics in malaria/Avances en la busqueda y desarrollo de quimioprofilacticos causales para malaria/Progressos nas pesquisas e desenvolvimento de profilaxia primaria para a malaria
Nonetheless, the development of drug resistance has restricted their use for malaria prophylaxis and treatment.
Introducing new antimalarial analogues of chloroquine and amodiaquine: A narrative review
Decoquinate is structurally distinct to atovaquone, which is broadly used for malaria prophylaxis and treatment, and decoquinate demonstrates limited cross-resistance to atovaquone-resistant parasites [3].
Long-Term Prophylaxis and Pharmacokinetic Evaluation of Intramuscular Nano- and Microparticle Decoquinate in Mice Infected with P. berghei Sporozoites
Effectiveness of doxycycline combined with primaquine for malaria prophylaxis. Med J Aust.
Protection of military personnel against vector-borne diseases: a review of collaborative work of the Australian and US military over the last 30 years
Be sure to take malaria prophylaxis if you're advised to do so.
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