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Malaria's Missing Number: Calculating the Human Component of R(0) by a Within-Host Mechanistic Model of Plasmodium falciparum Infection and Transmission

Human infection by malarial parasites of the genus Plasmodium begins with the bite of an infected Anopheles mosquito. Current estimates place malaria mortality at over 650,000 individuals each year, mostly in African children. Efforts to reduce disease burden can benefit from the development of math...

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Autores principales: Johnston, Geoffrey L., Smith, David L., Fidock, David A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3630126/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23637586
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1003025