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Characteristics of asymptomatic Plasmodium spp. parasitaemia in Kwahu-Mpraeso, a malaria endemic mountainous district in Ghana, West Africa
BACKGROUND: Malaria control efforts in Ghana have reduced the countrywide average malaria prevalence from 71 % in 2000 to about 51 % in 2012; however, its main focus is on symptomatic malaria. If further progress is to be made, parasite reservoirs in asymptomatic carriers need to be moved into focus...
Autores principales: | Owusu, Ewurama D. A., Buabeng, Vincent, Dadzie, Samuel, Brown, Charles A., Grobusch, Martin P., Mens, Petra |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4724116/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26801407 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12936-015-1066-8 |
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