Malaria prevention and control in Bhutan: Successes and challenges

Acta Tropica

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 225-228

  Tobgay, Tashi ^a   Torres, Cristina E ^a,b   Na Bangchang, Kesara ^b  

^a Ministry of Health   (Bhutan)

^b THAMMASAT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Bhutan; Control; Malaria; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ARTEMETHER PLUS BENFLUMETOL; CHLOROQUINE PLUS PRIMAQUINE; INSECTICIDE;

DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE TREATMENT; MALARIA; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

ARTICLE; BHUTAN; ENDEMIC DISEASE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; NONHUMAN; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; PLASMODIUM VIVAX MALARIA; VECTOR CONTROL;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; ARTEMISININS; BHUTAN; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HUMANS; INSECTICIDES; MALARIA; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MOSQUITO CONTROL; MOSQUITO NETS; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; POPULATION;

ASSAM; BHUTAN; INDIA; WEST BENGAL;

EID: 79851513068     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2010.11.008     Document Type: Article

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