Table 1 Experimental groups

Curative groups

Infected, omidun treatment

Infected, chloroquine treatment–positive control

Infected, no treatment–negative control

Prophylactic groups

4 days prophylactic omidun treatment before infection

4 days prophylactic chloroquine treatment before infection–positive control

4 days prophylactic normal saline treatment before infection- negative control

Suppressive groups

Infection and omidun treatment introduced simultaneously

Infection and chloroquine introduced simultaneously–positive control

Infection and normal saline introduced simultaneously- negative control

No Infection, treatment groups

No Infection, omidun Treatment

No infection, chloroquine treatment

No infection, no treatment group

Uninfected and untreated mice