Malaria in the Republic of Korea, 1993-2007. Variables related to re-emergence and persistence of Plasmodium vivax among Korean populations and U.S. forces in Korea

Military Medicine

Volumn 174, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 762-769

  Kim, Heung Chul ^a   Pacha, Laura A ^b   Lee, Won Ja ^c   Lee, Jong Koo ^c   Gaydos, Joel C ^d   Sames, William J ^e   Lee, Hee Choon S ^f   Bradley, Kent ^g   Jeung, Gi Gon ^h   Tobler, Steven K ⁱ   Klein, Terry A ^j  

^a Unit 15247   (United States)

^b MARTIN ARMY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention   (South Korea)

^d US Department of Defense Global Emerging Infections Surveillance and Response System   (United States)

^e Defense Logistics Agency   (United States)

^f WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g CMR 402   (Germany)

^h Veterinary Corps   (South Korea)

ⁱ USACHPPM Wash DC   (United States)

^j US Army MEDDAC Korea Unit 15281   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; KOREA; MALARIA; MILITARY MEDICINE; PARASITOLOGY; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; RISK FACTOR; SOLDIER; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMANS; KOREA; MALARIA; MILITARY MEDICINE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77649177964     PISSN: 00264075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7205/MILMED-D-01-6208     Document Type: Article

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