Endemicity response timelines for Plasmodium falciparum elimination

Background. The scaling up of malaria control and renewed calls for malaria eradication have raised interest in defining timelines for changes in malaria endemicity. Methods. The epidemiological theory for the decline in the Plasmodium falciparum parasite rate (PfPR, the prevalence of infection) fol...

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Main Authors: Smith, D, Hay, S
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2009