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The drug artesunate -- the World Health Organization-recommended first-line treatment for severe malaria -- will become the first-line treatment for severe malaria in the United States

Guidance Lists New First-Line Treatment for Severe Malaria in the U.S.

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With discontinuation of quinidine, IV artesunate is now first-line drug for treatment of malaria
The number of confirmed cases of a parasite-caused illness linked to McDonald's Fresh Express Salad Mix is now 436 in 15 states

CDC: More Than 400 Sickened by McDonald’s Salads

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Multistate outbreak of Cyclosporiasis linked to McDonald's Fresh Express Salad Mix
For adults with acute Plasmodium vivax or P. falciparum

KAF156 Active for Adults With Vivax, Falciparum Malaria

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Antimalarial activity seen with multiple and single dose, with no serious adverse events
Lymphatic filariasis

Lymphatic Filariasis Linked to Higher Risk of HIV Infection

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Population-based study in Tanzania shows lymphatic filariasis is an independent risk factor for HIV infection
For patients with established Chagas' cardiomyopathy

Benznidazole Tx Explored in Chagas’ Cardiomyopathy

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Reduces serum parasite detection but does not reduce cardiac clinical deterioration through 5 years