Effect of generalised access to early diagnosis and treatment and targeted mass drug administration on Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Eastern Myanmar: an observational study of a regional elimination programme

The Lancet

Volumn 391, Issue 10133, 2018, Pages 1916-1926

  Landier, Jordi ^a,b,e   Parker, Daniel M ^a,c,e   Thu, Aung Myint ^a,e   Lwin, Khin Maung ^a,e   Delmas, Gilles ^a,d,e   Nosten, François H ^a,d,e   Andolina, Chiara ^e   Aguas, Ricardo ^e   Ang, Saw Moe ^e   Aung, Ei Phyo ^e   Baw, Naw Baw ^e   Be, Saw Aye ^e   B'Let, Saw ^e   Bluh, Hay ^e   Bonnington, Craig A ^e   Chaumeau, Victor ^e   Chirakiratinant, Miasa ^e   Cho, Win Cho ^e   Christensen, Peter ^e   Corbel, Vincent ^e   Day, Nicholas PJ ^e   Dah, Saw Hsa ^e   Dhorda, Mehul ^e   Dondorp, Arjen M ^e   Gaudart, Jean ^e   Gornsawun, Gornpan ^e   Haohankhunnatham, Warat ^e   Hla, Saw Kyaw ^e   Hsel, Saw Nay ^e   Htoo, Gay Nay ^e   Htoo, Saw Nay ^e   Imwong, Mallika ^e   John, Saw ^e   Kajeechiwa, Ladda ^e   Kereecharoen, Lily ^e   Kittiphanakun, Praphan ^e   Kittitawee, Keerati ^e   Konghahong, Kamonchanok ^e   Khin, Saw Diamond ^e   Kyaw, Saw Win ^e   Ling, Clare ^e   Lwin, Khine Shwe War ^e   Ma, Naw K’ Yin ^e   Marie, Alexandra ^e   Maung, Cynthia ^e   Marta, Ed ^e   Minh, Myo Chit ^e   Miotto, Olivo ^e   Moo, Paw Khu ^e   Moo, Ku Ler ^e   Moo, Merry ^e   Na, Naw Na ^e   Nay, Mar ^e   Nosten, Suphak ^e   Nyo, Slight Naw ^e   Oh, Eh Kalu Shwe ^e   Oo, Phu Thit ^e   Oo, Tun Pyit ^e   Paw, Eh Shee ^e   Phumiya, Choochai ^e   Phyo, Aung Pyae ^e   Pilaseng, Kasiha ^e   Proux, Stéphane ^e   Rakthinthong, Santisuk ^e   Ritwongsakul, Wannee ^e   Salathibuphha, Kloloi ^e   Santirad, Armon ^e   Sawasdichai, Sunisa ^e   von Seidlein, Lorenz ^e   Shee, Paw Wah ^e   Shee, Paw Bway ^e   Tangseefa, Decha ^e   Thwin, May Myo ^e   Tun, Saw Win ^e   Wanachaloemlep, Chode ^e   White, Lisa J ^e   White, Nicholas J ^e   Wiladphaingern, Jacher ^e   Win, Saw Nyunt ^e   Yee, Nan Lin ^e   Yuwapan, Daraporn ^e   more..

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIV   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^e NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTEMETHER PLUS BENFLUMETOL; CHLOROQUINE; CLINDAMYCIN; DIHYDROARTEMISININ PLUS PIPERAQUINE; MEFLOQUINE; PRIMAQUINE; QUININE; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ARTEMISININ DERIVATIVE; ETHANOLAMINE DERIVATIVE; FLUORENE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ELIMINATION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EARLY INTERVENTION; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MASS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MYANMAR; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PLASMODIUM VIVAX MALARIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; VECTOR CONTROL; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG RESISTANCE; FEMALE; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PREVALENCE; PROCEDURES; RURAL POPULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTIMALARIALS; ARTEMISININS; DRUG COMBINATIONS; DRUG RESISTANCE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ETHANOLAMINES; FEMALE; FLUORENES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MALE; MASS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MYANMAR; PREVALENCE; PRIMAQUINE; RURAL POPULATION; STATE MEDICINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 85046171115     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: 1474547X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(18)30792-X     Document Type: Article

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