Forecasting and prevention of epidemic malaria: New perspectives on an old problem

Parassitologia

Volumn 41, Issue 1-3, 1999, Pages 439-448

  Connor, S J ^a   Thomson, M C ^a   Molyneux, D H ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Control; Detection; Early warning systems; Environmental information systems; Epidemic; Food security, drought; Forecasting; GIS; Malaria; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; CATERING SERVICE; CLIMATE; EPIDEMIC; FORECASTING; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDIA; KENYA; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; REVIEW; SEASON;

ANIMALS; CLIMATE; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FOOD SUPPLY; FORECASTING; HUMANS; INDIA; KENYA; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; SEASONS; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE;

EID: 0033182172     PISSN: 00482951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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