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Gametocyte dynamics and the role of drugs in reducing the transmission potential of Plasmodium vivax.

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BACKGROUND: Designing interventions that will reduce transmission of vivax malaria requires knowledge of Plasmodium vivax gametocyte dynamics. METHODS: We analyzed data from a randomized controlled trial in northwestern Thailand and 2 trials in Papua, Indonesia, to identify and compare risk factors for vivax gametocytemia at enrollment and following treatment. RESULTS: A total of 492 patients with P. vivax infections from Thailand and 476 patients (162 with concurrent falciparum parasitemia) ...

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10.1093/infdis/jit261

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Publisher:
Oxford University Press
Journal:
Journal of infectious diseases More from this journal
Volume:
208
Issue:
5
Pages:
801-812
Publication date:
2013-09-01
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EISSN:
1537-6613
ISSN:
0022-1899
Language:
English
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407800
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2013-11-16

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