Possible interruption of malaria transmission, highland Kenya, 2007-2008

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1917-1924

  John, Chandy C ^a   Riedesel, Melissa A ^a   Magak, Ng'wena G ^b   Lindblade, Kim A ^c   Menge, David M ^a   Hodges, James S ^d   Vulule, John M ^e   Akhwale, Willis ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b MOI UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^e KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^f MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTEMETHER PLUS BENFLUMETOL; CYHALOTHRIN; DELTAMETHRIN; PERMETHRIN; PYRETHROID; RAIN;

ARTICLE; BED NET; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; GAMETOCYTE; GEOGRAPHIC ELEVATION; HUMAN; KENYA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA CONTROL; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MICROSCOPY; MORBIDITY; PARASITEMIA; PESTICIDE SPRAYING; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE;

ANIMALS; ARTEMISININS; DRUG COMBINATIONS; FLUORENES; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INSECTICIDES; KENYA; MALARIA; MOSQUITO CONTROL; PARASITEMIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RAIN; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 73949141714     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1512.090627     Document Type: Article

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