Novel therapies for the prevention of malaria.

Abstract:

BACKGROUND:Malaria continues to exact a huge toll on the health of residents of endemic countries. Thus, new approaches to prevention and treatment are needed. OBJECTIVE:To provide an update on novel therapies for the prevention of malaria. METHODS:Systematic MEDLINE search from 1956 to 2008 using the search term 'malaria' (with the subheadings 'intermittent preventive treatment', 'mass drug administration', 'chemotherapy', 'artemisinin-based combination therapy' and 'home-based management of malaria'). CONCLUSIONS:Chemoprophylaxis is used as a short-term protective measure for non-immune visitors to malaria-endemic countries. However, in malaria-endemic areas, chemoprophylaxis has not been implemented widely because of concerns related to sustainability, cost-effectiveness, appropriate delivery systems and development of drug resistance. Intermittent preventive treatment, a novel approach to malaria control, has the potential to provide some of the benefits of sustained chemoprophylaxis without some of its drawbacks.

authors

Bojang KA

doi

10.1517/13543780802514039

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2008-12-01 00:00:00

pages

1839-47

issue

12

eissn

1354-3784

issn

1744-7658

journal_volume

17

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