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Insecticide-treated net effectiveness at preventing Plasmodium falciparum infection varies by age and season
BACKGROUND: After increasing coverage of malaria interventions, malaria prevalence remains high in Malawi. Previous studies focus on the impact of malaria interventions among children under 5 years old. However, in Malawi, the prevalence of infection is highest in school-aged children (SAC), ages 5...
Autores principales: | Buchwald, Andrea G., Coalson, Jenna E., Cohee, Lauren M., Walldorf, Jenny A., Chimbiya, Nelson, Bauleni, Andy, Nkanaunena, Kondwani, Ngwira, Andrew, Sorkin, John D., Mathanga, Don P., Taylor, Terrie E., Laufer, Miriam K. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5240228/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28095916 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12936-017-1686-2 |
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