Resurgence of malaria infection after mass treatment: a simulation study

Abstract Background Field studies are evaluating if mass drug administration (MDA) might shorten the time to elimination of Plasmodium falciparum malaria, when vector control measures and reactive surveillance strategies are scaled-up. A concern with this strategy is that there may be resurgence of...

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Main Authors: Thomas A. Smith, Peter Pemberton-Ross, Melissa A. Penny, Nakul Chitnis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-12-01
Series:Malaria Journal
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-019-3019-0