A person wants to visit a malaria endemic area of low level chloroquine resistant falciparum malaria. The best chemoprophylaxis is –
Correct Answer: Mefloquine
Description: - in areas of chloroquine resistant falciparum malaria, the chemoprophylaxis is mefloquine. - weekly mefloquine should preferably be staed before depaure to malaria endemic areas, to achieve higher pre travel blood level. Reference : Park's textbook of preventive and social medicine, 23rd edition, pg no:268 <p>
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