Table 2 Treatment policy for uncomplicated malaria
Parasite | Brazil | Colombia | Peru | Venezuela |
|---|---|---|---|---|
P. vivax | CQÂ +Â PQ PQ at 0.50Â mg/kg/day for 7Â days (adopted 2006) | CQÂ +Â PQ PQ at 0.25Â mg/kg/day for 14Â days (adopted 1960s) | CQÂ +Â PQ PQ at 0.50Â mg/kg for 7Â days | CQÂ +Â PQ PQ at 0.25Â mg/kg/day for 14Â days (adopted 2004) |
P. falciparum | ALÂ +Â PQ(1d), Amazona; ASÂ +Â MQÂ +Â PQ(1d) (adopted 2012) non-Amazon areas PQ 0.75Â mg/kg given on first day of ACT, changing soon to 0.25Â mg/kg on first day of ACT | AL twice daily for 3Â days; blisters 1.7Â mg/kg artemether and 12Â mg/kg lumefantrine per dose (adopted 2010) | ASÂ +Â MQ (adopted 2001)Â +Â PQ 0.75Â mg/kg single dose on last day of ACT (adopted 2015) [52] | ASÂ +Â MQÂ +Â PQ (adopted 2004) |