Efficiency of household reactive case detection for malaria in rural Southern Zambia: simulations based on cross-sectional surveys from two epidemiological settings.

Case detection and treatment are critical to malaria control and elimination as infected individuals who do not seek medical care can serve as persistent reservoirs for transmission.Household malaria surveys were conducted in two study areas within Southern Province, Zambia in 2007 and 2008. Cross-s...

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Main Authors: Kelly M Searle, Timothy Shields, Harry Hamapumbu, Tamaki Kobayashi, Sungano Mharakurwa, Philip E Thuma, David L Smith, Gregory Glass, William J Moss
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3735521?pdf=render