Assessment of household ownership of bed nets in areas with and without artemisinin resistance containment measures in Myanmar

Assessment of household ownership of bed nets in areas with and without artemisinin resistance containment measures in Myanmar

Abstract Background Myanmar lies in the Greater Mekong Subregion where there is artemisinin-resistant Plasmodium falciparum malaria. As the artemisinin compound is the pillar of effective antimalarial therapies, containing the spread of artemisinin resistance is a national and global priority. The u...

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Main Authors: Thae Maung Maung, Tin Oo, Khin Thet Wai, Thaung Hlaing, Philip Owiti, Binay Kumar, Hemant Deepak Shewade, Rony Zachariah, Aung Thi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-03-01
Series:Infectious Diseases of Poverty
Subjects:
Malaria
Insecticide-treated bed nets
Long-lasting insecticidal nets
Myanmar artemisinin resistance containment
Bed nets ownership
Bed nets access
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40249-018-0399-2

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