Can changes in malaria transmission intensity explain prolonged protection and contribute to high protective efficacy of intermittent preventive treatment for malaria in infants?

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Intermittent preventive (or presumptive) treatment of infants (IPTi), the administration of a curative anti-malarial dose to infants whether or not they are known to be infected, is being considered as a new strategy for malaria cont...

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Main Authors: Greenwood Brian M, von Seidlein Lorenz, Deen Jaqueline L, Ghani Azra C, Gosling Roly D, Chandramohan Daniel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-04-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Online Access:http://www.malariajournal.com/content/7/1/54