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The prevalence of submicroscopic Plasmodium falciparum gametocyte carriage and multiplicity of infection in children, pregnant women and adults in a low malaria transmission area in Southern Ghana

BACKGROUND: The gametocyte stage of Plasmodium falciparum is considered an important target for disrupting malaria transmission. Indications are that various demographic groups, such as children and pregnant women may differ in risk of harbouring gametocytes, which may be crucial for targeted contro...

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Autores principales: Lamptey, Helena, Ofori, Michael Fokuo, Kusi, Kwadwo Asamoah, Adu, Bright, Owusu-Yeboa, Eunice, Kyei-Baafour, Eric, Arku, Andrea Twumwaa, Bosomprah, Samuel, Alifrangis, Michael, Quakyi, Isabella A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6142636/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30223841
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12936-018-2479-y