Risk of Plasmodium falciparum infection during a malaria epidemic in highland Kenya, 1997

Acta Tropica

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 55-61

  John, Chandy C ^a   Koech, David K ^b   Sumba, P Odada ^c   Ouma, John H ^d  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Kenya)

^c KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^d MASENO UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Epidemic; Highland; Malaria; Reinfection; Treatment

Indexed keywords

DOXYCYCLINE; FANSIDAR; QUININE;

DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DISEASE TREATMENT; EPIDEMIC; MALARIA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION RISK; KENYA; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIMALARIALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DRUG COMBINATIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; KENYA; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PYRIMETHAMINE; RISK; SULFADOXINE; TIME FACTORS;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; KENYA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 3843083871     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2004.06.002     Document Type: Article

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