Potential herd protection against Plasmodium falciparum infections conferred by mass antimalarial drug administrations

Potential herd protection against Plasmodium falciparum infections conferred by mass antimalarial drug administrations

The global malaria burden has decreased over the last decade and many nations are attempting elimination. Asymptomatic malaria infections are not normally diagnosed or treated, posing a major hurdle for elimination efforts. One solution to this problem is mass drug administration (MDA), with success...

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Main Authors: Daniel M Parker, Sai Thein Than Tun, Lisa J White, Ladda Kajeechiwa, May Myo Thwin, Jordi Landier, Victor Chaumeau, Vincent Corbel, Arjen M Dondorp, Lorenz von Seidlein, Nicholas J White, Richard J Maude, François Nosten
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2019-04-01
Series:eLife
Subjects:
plasmodium
mass drug administration
spatial epidemiology
herd effect
elimination
Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/41023

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https://elifesciences.org/articles/41023

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