School-based screening and treatment may reduce P. falciparum transmission

School-based screening and treatment may reduce P. falciparum transmission

Abstract In areas where malaria remains entrenched, novel transmission-reducing interventions are essential for malaria elimination. We report the impact screening-and-treatment of asymptomatic Malawian schoolchildren (n = 364 in the rainy season and 341 in the dry season) had on gametocyte—the para...

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Main Authors: Lauren M. Cohee, Clarissa Valim, Jenna E. Coalson, Andrew Nyambalo, Moses Chilombe, Andrew Ngwira, Andy Bauleni, Karl B. Seydel, Mark L. Wilson, Terrie E. Taylor, Don P. Mathanga, Miriam K. Laufer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-03-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-86450-5

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