Malaria Incidence in Children in South-West Burkina Faso: Comparison of Active and Passive Case Detection Methods

Alfred B. Tiono; David T. Kangoye; Andrea M. Rehman; Désiré G. Kargougou; Youssouf Kaboré; Amidou Diarra; Esperance Ouedraogo; Issa Nébié; Alphonse Ouédraogo; Brenda Okech; Paul Milligan; Sodiomon B. Sirima

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0086936

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Malaria Incidence in Children in South-West Burkina Faso: Comparison of Active and Passive Case Detection Methods

Alfred B. Tiono,

Affiliation Centre National de Recherche et de Formation sur le Paludisme (CNRFP), Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
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David T. Kangoye,

Affiliation Centre National de Recherche et de Formation sur le Paludisme (CNRFP), Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
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Andrea M. Rehman,

Affiliation MRC Tropical Epidemiology Group, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), London, United Kingdom
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Désiré G. Kargougou,

Affiliation Centre National de Recherche et de Formation sur le Paludisme (CNRFP), Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
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Youssouf Kaboré,

Affiliation Centre National de Recherche et de Formation sur le Paludisme (CNRFP), Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
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Amidou Diarra,

Affiliation Centre National de Recherche et de Formation sur le Paludisme (CNRFP), Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
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Esperance Ouedraogo,

Affiliation Centre National de Recherche et de Formation sur le Paludisme (CNRFP), Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
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Issa Nébié,

Affiliation Centre National de Recherche et de Formation sur le Paludisme (CNRFP), Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
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Alphonse Ouédraogo,

Affiliation Centre National de Recherche et de Formation sur le Paludisme (CNRFP), Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
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Brenda Okech,

Affiliation Serum Statens Institute, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Paul Milligan,

Affiliation MRC Tropical Epidemiology Group, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), London, United Kingdom
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Sodiomon B. Sirima

* E-mail: s.sirima.cnlp@fasonet.bf

Affiliation Centre National de Recherche et de Formation sur le Paludisme (CNRFP), Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
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Malaria Incidence in Children in South-West Burkina Faso: Comparison of Active and Passive Case Detection Methods

Alfred B. Tiono,
David T. Kangoye,
Andrea M. Rehman,
Désiré G. Kargougou,
Youssouf Kaboré,
Amidou Diarra,
Esperance Ouedraogo,
Issa Nébié,
Alphonse Ouédraogo,
Brenda Okech

Published: January 24, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0086936

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