Mass testing and treatment for malaria in low transmission areas in Amhara Region, Ethiopia

Malaria Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Scott, Callie A ^a   Yeshiwondim, Asnakew K ^b   Serda, Belendia ^b   Guinovart, Caterina ^a   Tesfay, Berhane H ^b   Agmas, Adem ^b   Zeleke, Melkamu T ^b   Guesses, Girma S ^b   Ayenew, Asmamaw L ^b   Workie, Worku M ^b   Steketee, Richard W ^a   Earle, Duncan ^c   Bezabih, Belay ^d   Getachew, Asefaw ^b  

^a PATH   (United States)

^b Getu Commercial Center   (Ethiopia)

^c Malaria Control and Evaluation Partnership in Africa (MACEPA)   (Zambia)

^d Amhara National Regional State Health Bureau   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Ethiopia; Malaria; Mass test and treat; Plasmodium falciparum; Plasmodium vivax

Indexed keywords

ARTEMETHER PLUS BENFLUMETOL; CHLOROQUINE; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ARTEMISININ DERIVATIVE; DRUG COMBINATION; ETHANOLAMINE DERIVATIVE; FLUORENE DERIVATIVE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BED NET; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG USE; ETHIOPIA; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FEVER; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDOOR RESIDUAL SPRAYING; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA CONTROL; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MALARIA RAPID TEST; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; MIXED INFECTION; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; PLASMODIUM VIVAX MALARIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL STATUS; TRAVEL; VECTOR CONTROL; YOUNG ADULT; AGED; COINFECTION; DRUG COMBINATION; INFANT; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MALARIA, VIVAX; PROCEDURES; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL POPULATION; VERY ELDERLY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIMALARIALS; ARTEMISININS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COINFECTION; DRUG COMBINATIONS; DRUG THERAPY; ETHANOLAMINES; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; FLUORENES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MALARIA, VIVAX; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RURAL POPULATION; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84971384290     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12936-016-1333-3     Document Type: Article

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