School-aged children based seasonal malaria chemoprevention using artesunate-amodiaquine in Mali

Introduction: Malaria is still a public health problem in Africa. Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMC) is an efficient control strategy recommended by WHO that targets children under five year old living in areas of seasonal malaria transmission. SMC uses the combination amodiaquine (AQ) – sulfado...

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Main Authors: Mahamadou A. Thera, Abdoulaye K. Kone, Bourama Tangara, Elizabeth Diarra, Sirama Niare, Abdramane Dembele, Mahamadou S. Sissoko, Ogobara K. Doumbo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-05-01
Series:Parasite Epidemiology and Control
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S240567311730065X