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Risk factors for malaria infection in central Madagascar: insights from a cross-sectional population survey

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Community prevalence of infection is a widely used, standardized metric for evaluating malaria endemicity. Conventional methods for measuring prevalence include light microscopy and rapid diagnostic tests (RDT), but their detection thresholds are inadequate for diagnosing low density infections. The significance of sub-microscopic malaria infections is poorly understood in Madagascar, a country of heterogeneous malaria epidemiology. A cross-sectional community survey in the western foothills ...

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Published
Peer review status:
Peer reviewed

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10.4269/ajtmh.18-0417

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
NDM
Role:
Author
ORCID:
0000-0003-0992-1511
Publisher:
American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Publisher's website
Journal:
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Journal website
Volume:
99
Issue:
4
Pages:
995-1002
Publication date:
2018-09-04
Acceptance date:
2018-07-20
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EISSN:
1476-1645
ISSN:
0002-9637
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pubs:909556
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uuid:0aa84fcd-b2bc-4b9c-a8f1-7f5defee041d
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pubs:909556
Source identifiers:
909556
Deposit date:
2018-08-23

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