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The potential elimination of plasmodium vivax malaria by relapse treatment: Insights from a transmission model and surveillance data from NW India [1]

With over a hundred million annual infections and rising morbidity and mortality, Plasmodium vivax malaria remains largely a neglected disease. In particular, the dependence of this malaria species on relapses and the potential significance of the dormant stage as a therapeutic target, are poorly understood.

Publication Date: 
10/01/2013
Manojit Roy [2], Menno J. Bouma [3], Edward L. Ionides & et al [4]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases [5]
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Malaria [6], Vector Borne Diseases [7], Tropical Diseases [8], Kuchchh [9], Gujarat [10]
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