Shrinking the malaria map in China: Measuring the progress of the National Malaria Elimination Programme

Infectious Diseases of Poverty

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Hu, Tao ^a,b   Liu, Yao Bao ^c   Zhang, Shao Sen ^d   Xia, Zhi Gui ^d   Zhou, Shui Sen ^d   Yan, Jun ^b   Cao, Jun ^c,e   Feng, Zhan Chun ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b Bureau of Disease Control   (China)

^c JIANGSU INSTITUTE OF PARASITIC DISEASES   (China)

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

^e JIANGNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Challenges; China; Experiences; Incidence; Malaria elimination; Progress

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHINA; DISEASE ELIMINATION; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EARLY INTERVENTION; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALARIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL MONITORING; HEALTH SURVEY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARDS; TIBET;

CHINA; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL MONITORING; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALARIA; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIBET;

EID: 85006226075     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20499957     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s40249-016-0146-5     Document Type: Article

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