Treatment uptake by individuals infected with Plasmodium falciparum in rural Gambia, West Africa

• Main Authors: von Seidlein Lorenz (Author), Clarke Siân (Author), Alexander Neal (Author), Manneh Fandingding (Author), Doherty Tom (Author), Pinder Margaret (Author), Walraven Gijs (Author), Greenwood Brian (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The World Health Organization, 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: To find out what proportion of Plasmodium falciparum infections are treated in rural Gambia. METHODS: Subjects from four villages in the Gambia were followed over nine months through visits to village health workers. Monthly cross-sectional malaria surveys measured the prevalence of P. fa...