Reactive Case Detection for Plasmodium vivax Malaria Elimination in Rural Amazonia.

• Hauptverfasser: Pablo S Fontoura (Verfasst von), Bruna F Finco (Verfasst von), Nathália F Lima (Verfasst von), Jaques F de Carvalho (Verfasst von), Joseph M Vinetz (Verfasst von), Márcia C Castro (Verfasst von), Marcelo U Ferreira (Verfasst von)
• Format: Buch
• Veröffentlicht: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Schlagworte: article
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Malaria burden in Brazil has reached its lowest levels in 35 years and Plasmodium vivax now accounts for 84% of cases countrywide. Targeting residual malaria transmission entrenched in the Amazon is the next major challenge for ongoing elimination efforts. Better strategies are urgently needed to ad...