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How delayed and non-adherent treatment contribute to onward transmission of malaria: a modelling study.

Joseph D ChallengerBronner P GonçalvesJohn BradleyKatia J BruxvoortAlfred B TionoChris J DrakeleyTeun BousemaAzra C GhaniLucy C Okell
Published in: BMJ global health (2019)
Using mathematical modelling, we quantify how delayed treatment and non-adherent treatment can increase transmission compared with prompt effective treatment. We also highlight that transmission from the large proportion of infections which never receive treatment is substantially higher than those treated.
Keyphrases
  • combination therapy
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