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Modelling the benefits of long-acting or transmission-blocking drugs for reducing Plasmodium falciparum transmission by case management or by mass treatment
BACKGROUND: Anti-malarial drugs are an important tool for malaria control and elimination. Alongside their direct benefit in the treatment of disease, drug use has a community-level effect, clearing the reservoir of infection and reducing onward transmission of the parasite. Different compounds pote...
Autores principales: | Bretscher, Michael T., Griffin, Jamie T., Ghani, Azra C., Okell, Lucy C. |
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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/PMC5559805/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28814310 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12936-017-1988-4 |
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