Exposure to suboptimal doses of antimalarial drugs could, under certain circumstances, increase mala

(Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal)) Exposure to suboptimal doses of the antiparasitic drug artemisinin could increase the sexual conversion rate of the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum, thereby increasing the probability of transmission, according to a study led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), an institution supported by " la Caixa " Foundation. The findings, published ineLife, may have public health implications, particularly in the context of mass antimalarial drug administration campaigns.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news