Figure 2From: Continuous oral chloroquine as a novel route for Plasmodium prophylaxis and cure in experimental murine modelsCQ-DW has a prophylactic effect in experimental animals. C57BL/6 mice (n = 25) were infected with 10,000 sporozoites by i.v. injection at day 0. Mice were immediately administered chloroquine drinking water preparation (CQ-DW). "Blood stage sterility" was assessed by Giemsa stain of blood smears, with non-sterility diagnosed upon the irrefutable detection of two parasites per slide.Back to article page