The potential elimination of Plasmodium vivax malaria by relapse treatment: insights from a transmission model and surveillance data from NW India.

• Main Authors: Manojit Roy (Author), Menno J Bouma (Author), Edward L Ionides (Author), Ramesh C Dhiman (Author), Mercedes Pascual (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>With over a hundred million annual infections and rising morbidity and mortality, Plasmodium vivax malaria remains largely a neglected disease. In particular, the dependence of this malaria species on relapses and the potential significance of the dormant stage as a th...