Malaria in Dielmo, a Senegal village: Is its elimination possible after seven years of implementation of long-lasting insecticide-treated nets?
The malaria burden has decreased significantly in recent years in Africa through the widespread use of artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) and long-lasting insecticide-treated nets (LLINs). However, the occurrence of malaria resurgences, the loss of immunity of exposed populations constitute...
Main Authors: | Amélé Nyedzie Wotodjo, Souleymane Doucoure, Jean Gaudart, Nafissatou Diagne, Fatoumata Diene Sarr, Ngor Faye, Adama Tall, Didier Raoult, Cheikh Sokhna |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2017-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5497975?pdf=render |
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