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Impacts of Seasonal Mass Drug Administration in School-Aged Children on Chronic Malaria Infections in Burkina Faso.
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene - 1 Apr 2026
Paré Inès G L, Da Dari F, Guigma Frédéric, Bazié Thomas, Somé Bernard M, Djègbè Nicaise D C, Cissé Fatoumata, Ouédraogo Korotimi, Somé A Fabrice, Kaboré Jacques, Churcher Thomas S, Dabiré Roch K
Abstract excerpt
School-aged children constitute an important asymptomatic reservoir for Plasmodium and may harbor the parasite through malaria transmission seasons in the absence of treatment. As WHO guidelines do not recommend chemoprevention for this group, there is a need to understand how such interventions could impact malaria transmission dynamics. This study investigated seasonal transmission patterns and the potential of...
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