Statistical properties of parasite density estimators in malaria
Hammami I;Nuel G;Garcia A;;
PloS one2013Vol. 8pp. -
352
i2013plosstatistical
Abstract
Malaria is a global health problem responsible for nearly one million deaths every year around 85% of which concern children younger than five years old in Sub-Saharan Africa. In addition, around 300 million clinical cases are declared every year. The level of infection, expressed as parasite densit …