The development of malaria early warning systems for Africa

Trends in Parasitology

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 438-445

  Thomson, Madeleine C ^a   Connor, Stephen J ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLOROQUINE;

AFRICA; BRAIN MALARIA; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EPIDEMIC; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FORECASTING; HEALTH CARE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; IMMUNE STATUS; MALARIA; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PARASITE CONTROL; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PARASITE VECTOR; PARASITE VIRULENCE; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; PREDICTION; REVIEW; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOCIAL ASPECT; WEATHER;

AFRICA; ANIMALS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FORECASTING; HUMANS; MALARIA; SEASONS; WEATHER;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0035450706     PISSN: 14714922     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1471-4922(01)02077-3     Document Type: Review

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