Reversal of Chloroquine Resistance of Plasmodium vivax in Aotus Monkeys

Abstract

Chloroquine-resistant (CQR) vivax malaria has emerged as a threat to the malaria elimination agenda. The objective of this study was to assess if a combination of chloroquine (CQ) and prochlorperazine was able to reverse CQ resistance of the Plasmodium vivax AMRU-1 strain from Papua New Guinea in infected Aotus monkeys.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2018
Source ID
10.1128/aac.00582-18

Entities

People

  • Dennis E Kyle
  • Nicanor Obaldia Iii.
  • Wilbur K. Milhous

Organizations

  • University of Georgia
  • University of South Florida
  • Walter Reed Army Institute of Research

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Biology
  • Medicine

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Parasitology and Pharmacology of Malaria.