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The contribution of asymptomatic Plasmodium infections to the transmission of malaria in Kayin state, Myanmar

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BACKGROUND: The objective of mass antimalarial drug administration (MDA) is to eliminate malaria rapidly by eliminating the asymptomatic malaria parasite reservoirs and interrupting transmission. In the Greater Mekong Subregion, where artemisinin-resistant Plasmodium falciparum is now widespread, MDA has been proposed as an elimination accelerator, but the contribution of asymptomatic infections to malaria transmission has been questioned. The impact of MDA on entomological indices has... Expand abstract
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Published
Peer review status:
Peer reviewed

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10.1093/infdis/jiy686

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Division:
MSD
Department:
NDM
Sub department:
Tropical Medicine
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Author
ORCID:
0000-0003-0171-2176
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Division:
MSD
Department:
NDM
Role:
Author
ORCID:
0000-0001-8619-9775
Publisher:
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Journal:
The Journal of infectious diseases More from this journal
Volume:
219
Issue:
9
Pages:
1499-1509
Place of publication:
United States
Publication date:
2018-11-29
Acceptance date:
2018-11-27
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EISSN:
1537-6613
ISSN:
0022-1899
Pmid:
30500927

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