This study shamelessly presents the findings as something completely novel and groundbreaking. However, methylene blue (MB) has been used as anti-malarial for more than a century, and in fact treating malaria was its first designation as an official drug.
Methylene blue - Wikipedia
Be that as...
One of the well-known and safe agonists at the 5-HT1A receptor is lisuride. Maybe something to bring along on that next trip to Africa or other tropical regions?
http://aac.asm.org/content/47/12/3806.abstract
"...Toidentify new leads for the treatment of Plasmodium falciparum malaria, we...