Standardizing estimates of the Plasmodium falciparum parasite rate
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- 25 September 2007
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Malaria Journal
- Vol. 6 (1) , 131
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-6-131
Abstract
The Plasmodium falciparum parasite rate (PfPR) is a commonly reported index of malaria transmission intensity. PfPR rises after birth to a plateau before declining in older children and adults. Studies of populations with different age ranges generally report average PfPR, so age is an important source of heterogeneity in reported PfPR data. This confounds simple comparisons of PfPR surveys conducted at different times or places.Keywords
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