A novel approach for measuring the burden of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria: application to data from Zambia

Measurement of malaria burden is fraught with complexity, due to the natural history of the disease, delays in seeking treatment or failure of case management. Attempts to establish an appropriate case definition for a malaria episode has often resulted in ambiguities and challenges because of poor...

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Veröffentlicht in:	PloS one 2013-02, Vol.8 (2), p.e57297-e57297
Hauptverfasser:	Crowell, Valerie, Yukich, Joshua O, Briët, Olivier J T, Ross, Amanda, Smith, Thomas A
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Asymptomatic infection Bias Biology Data processing Disease Disease control Epidemiology Estimates Fever Health care facilities Health surveillance Humans Illnesses Infections Malaria Malaria, Falciparum - epidemiology Malaria, Falciparum - parasitology Medical treatment Medicine Morbidity Mortality Plasmodium falciparum Polls & surveys Prevalence Public health Recall Seasonal variations Therapy Tuberculosis Vector-borne diseases Zambia - epidemiology
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