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Mass drug administration for the acceleration of malaria elimination in a region of Myanmar with artemisinin-resistant falciparum malaria: a cluster-randomised trial

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Background: To contain multidrug-resistant Plasmodium falciparum, malaria elimination in the Greater Mekong subregion needs to be accelerated while current antimalarials remain effective. We evaluated the safety, effectiveness, and potential resistance selection of dihydroartemisinin–piperaquine mass drug administration (MDA) in a region with artemisinin resistance in Myanmar.

Methods: We did a cluster-randomised controlled trial in rural communi...

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Published
Peer review status:
Peer reviewed

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10.1016/s1473-3099(20)30997-x

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0000-0003-3449-7142


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093956/Z/10/Z
093956/Z/10/Z


Publisher:
Elsevier
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Volume:
21
Issue:
11
Pages:
1579-1589
Place of publication:
United States
Publication date:
2021-06-18
Acceptance date:
2020-12-17
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EISSN:
1474-4457
ISSN:
1473-3099
Pmid:
34147154

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