Exploring activities and behaviours potentially increases school-age children’s vulnerability to malaria infections in south-eastern Tanzania
Abstract Background Strengthening malaria control activities in Tanzania has dramatically declined human malaria infections. However, there is an increasing epidemiological shift in the burden on school-age children. The underlying causes for such an epidemiological shift remain unknown in this cont...
Main Authors: | Fadhila Kihwele, Tegemeo Gavana, Christina Makungu, Hajirani M. Msuya, Yeromin P. Mlacha, Nicodem James Govella, Prosper Pius Chaki, Bruno Fokas Sunguya |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2023-10-01
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Series: | Malaria Journal |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-023-04703-2 |
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