Reduction of malaria prevalence after introduction of artemisinin-combination-therapy in Mbeya Region, Tanzania: results from a cohort study with 6773 participants

Reduction of malaria prevalence after introduction of artemisinin-combination-therapy in Mbeya Region, Tanzania: results from a cohort study with 6773 participants

Abstract Background A marked decline in malaria morbidity and mortality has been reported after the introduction of artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) in high malaria prevalence countries in Africa. Data on the impact of ACT and on the prevalence of malaria has so far been scarce for Southw...

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Main Authors: Guenter Froeschl, Elmar Saathoff, Inge Kroidl, Nicole Berens-Riha, Petra Clowes, Leonard Maboko, Weston Assisya, Wolfram Mwalongo, Martina Gerhardt, Elias Nyanda Ntinginya, Michael Hoelscher
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-06-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
Artemisinin-based combination therapy
Cohort study
Normalized Difference Vegetation Index
Bed net
Malaria
Plasmodium falciparum
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-018-2389-z

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