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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....
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 |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2018
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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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