Epidemiology of malaria in South Africa: From control to elimination

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 103, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 779-783

  Maharaj, R ^a   Raman, J ^a   Morris, N ^a   Moonasar, D ^b   Durrheim, D N ^c   Seocharan, I ^a   Kruger, P ^d   Shandukani, B ^b   Kleinschmidt, I ^e  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b NATIONAL DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^d London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine ^*

^e LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTEMETHER PLUS BENFLUMETOL; ARTEMISININ; PYRIMETHAMINE PLUS SULFADOXINE; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT;

ARTICLE; CLIMATE; DEATH; DECISION MAKING; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE ELIMINATION; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EPIDEMIC; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; IMMUNOAFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; INCIDENCE; INDOOR RESIDUAL SPRAYING; INFORMATION SYSTEM; INSECTICIDE RESISTANCE; MALARIA; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POPULATION MIGRATION; QUALITY CONTROL; SOCIAL ASPECT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); VECTOR CONTROL; ZOOLOGY; DISEASE ERADICATION; EPIDEMICS; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; SOUTH AFRICA; TRANSMISSION;

ANTIMALARIALS; DISEASE ERADICATION; EPIDEMICS; HUMANS; MALARIA; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84885079560     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7196/SAMJ.7441     Document Type: Article

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