Individual and household characteristics of persons with Plasmodium falciparum malaria in sites with varying endemicities in Kinshasa Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Individual and household characteristics of persons with Plasmodium falciparum malaria in sites with varying endemicities in Kinshasa Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Abstract Background The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) bears a large share of global malaria burden despite efforts to control and eliminate the disease. More detailed understanding of individual and household level characteristics associated with malaria are needed, as is an understanding o...

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Main Authors: Melchior Kashamuka Mwandagalirwa, Lauren Levitz, Kyaw L. Thwai, Jonathan B. Parr, Varun Goel, Mark Janko, Antoinette Tshefu, Michael Emch, Steven R. Meshnick, Margaret Carrel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-11-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
Malaria
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Longitudinal study
Surveillance
RDT
PCR
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-017-2110-7

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