Plasmodium falciparum gametocyte carriage, emergence, clearance and population sex ratios in anaemic and non-anaemic malarious children

Anaemia in falciparum malaria is associated with an increased risk of gametocyte carriage, but its effects on transmission have not been extensively evaluated in malarious children. Plasmodium falciparum gametocyte carriage, emergence, clearance, population sex ratios (SR) (defined as the proportion...

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Main Authors: Grace Olusola Gbotosho, Akintunde Sowunmi, Titilope Modupe Okuboyejo, Christian Tientcha Happi, Obaro Stanley Michael, Onikepe Abiola Folarin, Elsie Olufunke Adewoye
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2011-08-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762011000500008&lng=en&tlng=en