Seasonal vaccination against malaria: a potential use for an imperfect malaria vaccine

Seasonal vaccination against malaria: a potential use for an imperfect malaria vaccine

Abstract In many parts of the African Sahel and sub-Sahel, where malaria remains a major cause of mortality and morbidity, transmission of the infection is highly seasonal. Seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC), which involves administration of a full course of malaria treatment to young children a...

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Main Authors: Brian Greenwood, Alassane Dicko, Issaka Sagara, Issaka Zongo, Halidou Tinto, Matthew Cairns, Irene Kuepfer, Paul Milligan, Jean-Bosco Ouedraogo, Ogobara Doumbo, Daniel Chandramohan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-05-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
Seasonal malaria transmission
Seasonal malaria chemoprevention
Seasonal malaria vaccination
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-017-1841-9

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