High-risk areas of malaria and prioritizing interventions in Assam

Current Science

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 32-36

  Dev, V ^a   Dash, A P ^a   Khound, K ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MALARIA RESEARCH   (India)

^b Directorate of Health Services   (India)

Author keywords

Anopheles minimus; Assam; Control; High risk areas; Malaria; Transmission

Indexed keywords

ANOPHELES MINIMUS; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 33644604562     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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