Community perspectives on treating asymptomatic infections for malaria elimination in The Gambia

Community perspectives on treating asymptomatic infections for malaria elimination in The Gambia

Abstract Background Innovative and cost-effective strategies that clear asymptomatic malaria infections are required to reach malaria elimination goals, but remain a challenge. This mixed methods study explored people’s attitudes towards the reactive treatment of compound contacts of malaria cases w...

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Main Authors: Fatou Jaiteh, Yoriko Masunaga, Joseph Okebe, Umberto D’Alessandro, Julie Balen, John Bradley, Charlotte Gryseels, Joan Muela Ribera, Koen Peeters Grietens
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-02-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
Asymptomatic infection
Malaria
Elimination
Community perspectives
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-019-2672-7

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