Reactive case detection of Plasmodium falciparum in western Kenya highlands: effective in identifying additional cases, yet limited effect on transmission

BACKGROUND: Identifying asymptomatic reservoirs of malaria parasites using index cases as entry points into the community is potentially a cost-effective way towards achieving malaria elimination. METHODS: Within 1 year, 1430 confirmed malaria cases were identified in Marani hospital, western Kenya....

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Autores principales: Aidoo, Ebenezer K., Afrane, Yaw A., Machani, Maxwell Gesuge, Chebore, Winnie, Lawson, Bernard Walter, Atieli, Harrysone, Kariuki, Simon, Lee, Ming-Chieh, Koepfli, Cristian, Zhou, Guofa, Githeko, Andrew K., Yan, Guiyun
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5851086/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29534709
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12936-018-2260-2

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5851086/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29534709
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12936-018-2260-2

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