Targeting Asymptomatic Malaria Infections: Active Surveillance in Control and Elimination

Hugh Sturrock and colleagues discuss the role of active case detection in low malaria transmission settings. They argue that the evidence for its effectiveness is sparse and that targeted mass drug administration should be evaluated as an alternative or addition to active case detection. Please see...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Sturrock, Hugh J. W., Hsiang, Michelle S., Cohen, Justin M., Smith, David L., Greenhouse, Bryan, Bousema, Teun, Gosling, Roly D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
Materias:
Policy Forum
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3708701/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23853551
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001467
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Sumario:Hugh Sturrock and colleagues discuss the role of active case detection in low malaria transmission settings. They argue that the evidence for its effectiveness is sparse and that targeted mass drug administration should be evaluated as an alternative or addition to active case detection. Please see later in the article for the Editors' Summary

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