Short-term Impact of Mass Drug Administration With Dihydroartemisinin Plus Piperaquine on Malaria in Southern Province Zambia: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial

Conclusions. Two rounds of MDA with DHAp rapidly reduced infection prevalence, infection incidence, and confirmed case incidence rates, especially in low-transmission areas.
Clinical Trials Registration. NCT02329301.

Source: The Journal of Infectious Diseases - December 4, 2016 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Eisele, T. P., Bennett, A., Silumbe, K., Finn, T. P., Chalwe, V., Kamuliwo, M., Hamainza, B., Moonga, H., Kooma, E., Chizema Kawesha, E., Yukich, J., Keating, J., Porter, T., Conner, R. O., Earle, D., Steketee, R. W., Miller, J. M. Tags: PARASITES Source Type: research