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GuidelineWHO guidelines for malaria, 13 August 2025
Year of Publication2025
Issuing InstitutionWorld Health Organization

Recommendation

Status
Updated

Recommended in favor

Strong

Qualitative near-patient tests for glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency should be used to inform administration of specific treatment regimens to prevent relapses of P. vivax and P. ovale. G6PD non-deficient individuals can receive 0.5 mg/kg/day primaquine for 14 days or 0.5 mg/kg/day primaquine for 7 days.

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