Malaria elimination in Isabel Province, Solomon Islands: Establishing a surveillance-response system to prevent introduction and reintroduction of malaria

Malaria Journal

Volumn 10, Issue , 2011, Pages

  O'Sullivan, Matthew ^a   Kenilorea, Geoffrey ^a   Yamaguchi, Yuka ^a   Bobogare, Albino ^b   Losi, Landry ^b   Atkinson, Jo An ^a   Vallely, Andrew ^a,c   Whittaker, Maxine ^a   Tanner, Marcel ^a,d   Wijesinghe, Rushika ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b Ministry of Health   (Solomon Islands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^d SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; MALE; TRAVEL; TROPIC CLIMATE; ADOLESCENT; HEALTH SURVEY; INCIDENCE; INTERVIEW; MASS SCREENING; MELANESIA; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALARIA; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MELANESIA; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80051493032     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-10-235     Document Type: Article

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