Early detection of malaria foci for targeted interventions in endemic southern Zambia

Malaria Journal

Volumn 10, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Davis, Ryan G ^a   Kamanga, Aniset ^b   Castillo Salgado, Carlos ^a   Chime, Nnenna ^a   Mharakurwa, Sungano ^b   Shiff, Clive ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Malaria Institute at Macha   (Zambia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ENDEMIC DISEASE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; NONHUMAN; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; RESIDENTIAL CARE; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SEASONAL VARIATION; ZAMBIA; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EVALUATION; HEALTH SURVEY; METHODOLOGY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALARIA; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ZAMBIA;

EID: 80052601581     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-10-260     Document Type: Article

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