Relapse pattern of Plasmodium vivax in Kheda district, Gujarat.
A study on relapse pattern of P. vivax in Kheda district of Gujarat revealed that the relapse rate in P. vivax within 8 months of primary attack was around 40% in untreated cases. It was 2.6% within one year in patients treated with 5-day course of primaquine. Relapses occurred more frequently from April to October and 82% relapses occurred within one year of the primary attack. Relapses occurred up to 4 years after primary attack but they were less frequent in 3rd and 4th year.
Malaria Research Centre, Civil Hospital, Nadiad, India.
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D000818:Animals; D002738:Chloroquine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008288:Malaria / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D010966:Plasmodium vivax; D011319:Primaquine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012008:Recurrence; D012621:Seasons
D002738:Chloroquine; D011319:Primaquine