Study protocol: An open-label individually randomised controlled trial to assess the efficacy of artemether-lumefantrine prophylaxis for malaria among forest goers in Cambodia

• Main Authors: Richard James Maude, Rupam Tripura, Mom Ean, Meas Sokha, Thomas Julian Peto, James John Callery, Mallika Imwong, Ranitha Vongpromek, Joel Tarning, Mavuto Mukaka, Naomi Waithira, Oung Soviet, Lorenz Von Seidlein, Siv Sovannaroth
• Other Authors: Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University
• Format: Article
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Medicine
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/78038
• Institution: Mahidol University

Introduction In the Greater Mekong Subregion, adults are at highest risk for malaria. The most relevant disease vectors bite during daytime and outdoors which makes forest work a high-risk activity for malaria. The absence of effective vector control strategies and limited periods of exposure during...