Global economic costs due to vivax malaria and the potential impact of its radical cure: A modelling study.

<h4>Background</h4>In 2017, an estimated 14 million cases of Plasmodium vivax malaria were reported from Asia, Central and South America, and the Horn of Africa. The clinical burden of vivax malaria is largely driven by its ability to form dormant liver stages (hypnozoites) that can reac...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Angela Devine, Katherine E Battle, Niamh Meagher, Rosalind E Howes, Saber Dini, Peter W Gething, Julie A Simpson, Ric N Price, Yoel Lubell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-06-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1003614