Implications of population-level immunity for the emergence of artemisinin-resistant malaria: a mathematical model

Implications of population-level immunity for the emergence of artemisinin-resistant malaria: a mathematical model

Abstract Background Artemisinin-resistant Plasmodium falciparum has emerged in the Greater Mekong Subregion, an area of relatively low transmission, but has yet to be reported in Africa. A population-based mathematical model was used to investigate the relationship between P. falciparum prevalence,...

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Main Authors: Nick Scott, Ricardo Ataide, David P. Wilson, Margaret Hellard, Ric N. Price, Julie A. Simpson, Freya J. I. Fowkes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-08-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
Africa
Malaria
Artemisinin
Drug resistance
Immunity
Mathematical model
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-018-2418-y

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