Malaria transmission in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau between 1995 and 2012: Malaria resurgence did not negatively affect mortality

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2014, Pages

  Ursing, Johan ^a,b,c   Rombo, Lars ^b,d,e   Rodrigues, Amabelia ^a   Aaby, Peter ^a   Kofoed, Poul Erik ^a,f  

^a Studies of the Epidemiology of Epilepsy in Demographic Surveillance Systems   (Guinea-Bissau)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^d Department of Infectious Diseases Mälarsjukhuset ^*  (Sweden)

^e Sormland County Council   (Sweden)

^f KOLDING HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTEMISININ; CHLOROQUINE; RAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BED NET; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG MEGADOSE; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; GUINEA-BISSAU; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALE; MORTALITY; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUBURBAN AREA; TREATMENT INDICATION; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GUINEA-BISSAU; HUMANS; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MALE; PREVALENCE; RAIN;

EID: 84903709354     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0101167     Document Type: Article

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