Trends of imported malaria in China 2010-2014: Analysis of surveillance data

Malaria Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Zhou, Sheng ^a   Li, Zhongjie ^a   Cotter, Chris ^b   Zheng, Canjun ^a   Zhang, Qian ^a   Li, Huazhong ^a   Zhou, Shuisen ^a   Zhou, Xiaonong ^a   Yu, Hongjie ^a   Yang, Weizhong ^a  

^a CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; China; Elimination; Exported labour; Imported malaria; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICA; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ELIMINATION; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALARIA CONTROL; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MALE; NONHUMAN; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; PLASMODIUM VIVAX MALARIA; TREND STUDY; ASIA; MALARIA; MIDDLE AGED; TRANSMISSION; TRAVEL;

ADULT; AFRICA; ASIA; CHINA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALARIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TRAVEL;

EID: 84959087904     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12936-016-1093-0     Document Type: Article

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