Trends of Plasmodium falciparum prevalence in two communities of Muheza district North-eastern Tanzania: correlation between parasite prevalence, malaria interventions and rainfall in the context of re-emergence of malaria after two decades of progressively declining transmission

Abstract Background Although the recent decline of malaria burden in some African countries has been attributed to a scale-up of interventions, such as bed nets (insecticide-treated bed nets, ITNs/long-lasting insecticidal nets, LLINs), the contribution of other factors to these changes has not been...

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Autores principales: Deus S. Ishengoma, Bruno P. Mmbando, Celine I. Mandara, Mercy G. Chiduo, Filbert Francis, Wilbert Timiza, Hellen Msemo, Agnes Kijazi, Martha M. Lemnge, Mwelecele N. Malecela, Robert W. Snow, Michael Alifrangis, Ib C. Bygbjerg
Formato: Artículo
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMC 2018-07-01
Colección:Malaria Journal
Acceso en línea:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-018-2395-1