A novel approach for measuring the burden of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria: application to data from Zambia.

Measurement of malaria burden is fraught with complexity, due to the natural history of the disease, delays in seeking treatment or failure of case management. Attempts to establish an appropriate case definition for a malaria episode has often resulted in ambiguities and challenges because of poor...

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Main Authors: Valerie Crowell, Joshua O Yukich, Olivier J T Briët, Amanda Ross, Thomas A Smith
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3585385?pdf=render