Longitudinal estimation of Plasmodium falciparum prevalence in relation to malaria prevention measures in six sub-Saharan African countries

Longitudinal estimation of Plasmodium falciparum prevalence in relation to malaria prevention measures in six sub-Saharan African countries

Abstract Background Plasmodium falciparum prevalence (PfPR) is a widely used metric for assessing malaria transmission intensity. This study was carried out concurrently with the RTS,S/AS01 candidate malaria vaccine Phase III trial and estimated PfPR over ≤ 4 standardized cross-sectional surveys. Me...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Chris Drakeley, Salim Abdulla, Selidji Todagbe Agnandji, José Francisco Fernandes, Peter Kremsner, Bertrand Lell, Ludovic Mewono, Bache Emmanuel Bache, Michael Gabriel Mihayo, Omar Juma, Marcel Tanner, Marc Christian Tahita, Halidou Tinto, Salou Diallo, Palpouguini Lompo, Umberto D’Alessandro, Bernhards Ogutu, Lucas Otieno, Solomon Otieno, Walter Otieno, Janet Oyieko, Kwaku Poku Asante, Dominic Bon-Ereme Dery, George Adjei, Elisha Adeniji, Dorcas Atibilla, Seth Owusu-Agyei, Brian Greenwood, Samwel Gesase, John Lusingu, Coline Mahende, Robert Mongi, Method Segeja, Samuel Adjei, Tsiri Agbenyega, Alex Agyekum, Daniel Ansong, John Tanko Bawa, Harry Owusu Boateng, Léonard Dandalo, Veronica Escamilla, Irving Hoffman, Peter Maenje, Francis Martinson, Terrell Carter, Didier Leboulleux, David C. Kaslow, Effua Usuf, Jean-Yves Pirçon, Edith Roset Bahmanyar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-10-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
Epidemiology
Malaria
Transmission
Prevalence
Plasmodium falciparum
Anaemia
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-017-2078-3

Internet

http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-017-2078-3

Similar Items