Plasmodium falciparum gametocyte carriage, sex ratios and asexual parasite rates in Nigerian children before and after a treatment protocol policy change instituting the use of artemisinin-based combination therapies

The effects of artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs) on transmission of Plasmodium falciparum were evaluated after a policy change instituting the use of ACTs in an endemic area. P. falciparum gametocyte carriage, sex ratios and inbreeding rates were examined in 2,585 children at presentati...

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Main Authors: Grace Olusola Gbotosho, Akintunde Sowunmi, Christian Tientcha Happi, Titilope Modupe Okuboyejo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2011-09-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762011000600007&lng=en&tlng=en