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Showing 1 to 3 of 3 for “"Malaria--Epidemiology"”.
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Human host and malaria parasite genome variations to susceptibility to malaria
… genetic variants affecting drug metabolism. Antimalarial drugs are used in populations carrying different profiles of genetic variability. However, there is limited information on the distribution of genetic variants of pharmacogenomics importance in African populations. Aims: We set out to …
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Mathematical Modeling of Malaria: Theories of Malaria Elimination
… falciparum infections in individuals with no malarial acquired immunity. The model allows for stochastic simulation of asexual and sexual parasitemias as well as the onset of fever and human to mosquito infectivity on a daily time scale. The model components for the asexual and sexual stages …
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The Role of Unrealistic Optimism in Explaining Preventive Behaviors in High Versus Low Endemic Malaria Settings in Belize
… an individual can encounter in the world, malaria is one of the most destructive. Simple measures like sleeping under a bednet would greatly reduce the burden (Abeku, 2007). When people estimate their risk relative to others, they are most often unrealistically optimistic, which may explain …