Maps of the Sri Lanka malaria situation preceding the tsunami and key aspects to be considered in the emergency phase and beyond

Malaria Journal

Volumn 4, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Briët, Olivier J T ^a   Galappaththy, Gawrie N L ^b   Konradsen, Flemming ^a,c   Amerasinghe, Priyanie H ^a   Amerasinghe, Felix P ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE   (Sri Lanka)

^b Anti Malaria Campaign Head Office   (Sri Lanka)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLOROQUINE; INSECTICIDE; PRIMAQUINE;

BLOOD SMEAR; BREEDING; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISASTER; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EMERGENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MALARIA; MEDICAL CARE; MORBIDITY; MOSQUITO; PARASITE INCIDENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; SEASONAL VARIATION; SRI LANKA;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; ANTIMALARIALS; DISASTER PLANNING; DISASTERS; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; DRUG RESISTANCE; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INSECT VECTORS; INSECTICIDE RESISTANCE; MALARIA; MOSQUITO CONTROL; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SEASONS; SRI LANKA;

EID: 14644442384     PISSN: 14752875     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-4-8     Document Type: Review

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