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. 2016 Nov 22;13(11):e1002176.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002176. eCollection 2016 Nov.

Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention: An Evolving Research Paradigm

Robert W Snow  1   2
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Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention: An Evolving Research Paradigm

Robert W Snow. PLoS Med. .

Abstract

Robert W. Snow discusses the importance of empirical evidence, such as that provided in the trial published this week by Milligan and colleagues, in guiding malaria control in Africa.

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Conflict of interest statement

The author has declared that no competing interests exist.

Figures

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Fig 1. Annual age-specific rates of malaria admissions to hospital from communities where the prevalence of infection is circa 75% (grey bars) and circa 30% (blue bars); x-axis starts at 1–11 months of age and year since last birthday thereafter; adapted from [9].
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