Repeated mosquito net distributions, improved treatment, and trends in malaria cases in sentinel health facilities in Papua New Guinea

Repeated mosquito net distributions, improved treatment, and trends in malaria cases in sentinel health facilities in Papua New Guinea

Abstract Background Long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLIN), improved diagnosis and artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) have reduced malaria prevalence in Papua New Guinea since 2008. Yet, national incidence trends are inconclusive due to confounding effects of the scale-up of rapid diagnostic...

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Main Authors: Daniela Rodriguez-Rodriguez, Seri Maraga, Lina Lorry, Leanne J. Robinson, Peter M. Siba, Ivo Mueller, Justin Pulford, Amanda Ross, Manuel W. Hetzel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-11-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
Malaria
Incidence
Vector control
Artemisinin-based combination therapy
Plasmodium falciparum
Plasmodium vivax
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-019-2993-6

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