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The shape of the iceberg: quantification of submicroscopic Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax parasitaemia and gametocytaemia in five low endemic settings in Ethiopia

BACKGROUND: The widespread presence of low-density asymptomatic infections with concurrent gametocytes may be a stumbling block for malaria elimination. This study investigated the asymptomatic reservoir of Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax infections in schoolchildren from five settings in...

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Autores principales: Tadesse, Fitsum G., van den Hoogen, Lotus, Lanke, Kjerstin, Schildkraut, Jodie, Tetteh, Kevin, Aseffa, Abraham, Mamo, Hassen, Sauerwein, Robert, Felger, Ingrid, Drakeley, Chris, Gadissa, Endalamaw, Bousema, Teun
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5335517/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28253867
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12936-017-1749-4