Rapid Assessment of Malaria Transmission Using Age-Specific Sero-Conversion Rates

Laveta Stewart; Roly Gosling; Jamie Griffin; Samwel Gesase; Joseph Campo; Ramadan Hashim; Paul Masika; Jacklin Mosha; Teun Bousema; Seif Shekalaghe; Jackie Cook; Patrick Corran; Azra Ghani; Eleanor M. Riley; Chris Drakeley

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0006083

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Rapid Assessment of Malaria Transmission Using Age-Specific Sero-Conversion Rates

Laveta Stewart,

Affiliations Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom, Joint Malaria Programme, Moshi, Tanzania
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Roly Gosling,

Affiliations Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom, KILI-IPTi Project, JMP, Korogwe, Tanzania
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Jamie Griffin,

Affiliation MRC Centre for Outbreak Analysis and Modelling, Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom
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Samwel Gesase,

Affiliation KILI-IPTi Project, JMP, Korogwe, Tanzania
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Joseph Campo,

Affiliations Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom, Joint Malaria Programme, Moshi, Tanzania
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Ramadan Hashim,

Affiliation KILI-IPTi Project, JMP, Korogwe, Tanzania
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Paul Masika,

Affiliation KILI-IPTi Project, JMP, Korogwe, Tanzania
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Jacklin Mosha,

Affiliation KILI-IPTi Project, JMP, Korogwe, Tanzania
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Teun Bousema,

Affiliations Kilimanjaro Christian Medical College, Tumaini University, Moshi, Tanzania, Department of Medical Microbiology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Seif Shekalaghe,

Affiliations Kilimanjaro Christian Medical College, Tumaini University, Moshi, Tanzania, Department of Medical Microbiology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Jackie Cook,

Affiliation Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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Patrick Corran,

Affiliations Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom, Biotherapeutics Group, NIBSC, South Mimms, Herts, United Kingdom
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Azra Ghani,

Affiliation MRC Centre for Outbreak Analysis and Modelling, Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom
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Eleanor M. Riley,

Affiliation Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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Chris Drakeley

* E-mail: Chris.Drakeley@lshtm.ac.uk

Affiliations Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom, Joint Malaria Programme, Moshi, Tanzania
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Rapid Assessment of Malaria Transmission Using Age-Specific Sero-Conversion Rates

Laveta Stewart,
Roly Gosling,
Jamie Griffin,
Samwel Gesase,
Joseph Campo,
Ramadan Hashim,
Paul Masika,
Jacklin Mosha,
Teun Bousema,
Seif Shekalaghe

Published: June 29, 2009
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0006083

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