Antimalarial mass drug administration in large populations and the evolution of drug resistance.

• Main Authors: Tran Dang Nguyen (Author), Thu Nguyen-Anh Tran (Author), Daniel M Parker (Author), Nicholas J White (Author), Maciej F Boni (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Mass drug administration (MDA) with antimalarials has been shown to reduce prevalence and interrupt transmission in small populations, in populations with reliable access to antimalarial drugs, and in populations where sustained improvements in diagnosis and treatment are possible. In addition, when...