Profiles of Plasmodium falciparum infections detected by microscopy through the first year of life in Kintampo a high transmission area of Ghana

Although malaria mortality among children under five years of age is high, the characteristics of their infection patterns are not well described. The aim of this study was to examine the longitudinal sequence pattern of Plasmodium falciparum infections in the first year of life within a birth cohor...

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Main Authors: Botwe, Akua Kyerewaa (Author) , Owusu-Agyei, Seth (Author) , Asghar, Muhammad (Author) , Hammar, Ulf (Author) , Oppong, Felix Boakye (Author) , Gyaase, Stephaney (Author) , Dosoo, David (Author) , Jakpa, Gabriel (Author) , Boamah, Ellen (Author) , Twumasi, Mieks Frenken (Author) , Osier, Faith (Author) , Färnert, Anna (Author) , Asante, Kwaku Poku (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: October19, 2020
In: PLOS ONE
Year: 2020, Volume: 15, Issue: 10, Pages: 1-20
ISSN:1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0240814
Online Access:Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0240814
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Author Notes:Akua Kyerewaa Botwe, Seth Owusu-Agyei, Muhammad Asghar, Ulf Hammar, Felix Boakye Oppong, Stephaney Gyaase, David Dosoo, Gabriel Jakpa, Ellen Boamah, Mieks Frenken Twumasi, Faith Osier, Anna Färnert, Kwaku Poku Asante

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