Seasonal vaccination against malaria: a potential use for an imperfect malaria vaccine
Abstract In many parts of the African Sahel and sub-Sahel, where malaria remains a major cause of mortality and morbidity, transmission of the infection is highly seasonal. Seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC), which involves administration of a full course of malaria treatment to young children a...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-05-01
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Series: | Malaria Journal |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-017-1841-9 |