Changes in Malaria Epidemiology in Africa and New Challenges for Elimination

Trends in Parasitology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 128-140

  Nkumama, Irene N ^a   O'Meara, Wendy P ^b,c   Osier, Faith H A ^a  

^a KEMRI WELLCOME TRUST RESEARCH PROGRAMME   (Kenya)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MOI UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Africa; elimination; epidemiology; malaria control; Plasmodium falciparum

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; AGE; ANEMIA; BEHAVIOR; CEREBRAL MALARIA; DISEASE ELIMINATION; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; GENERAL CONDITION DETERIORATION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GOVERNMENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; METRIC SYSTEM; PARASITE; POPULATION; POPULATION RISK; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD; UNIVERSAL PRECAUTION; DISEASE ERADICATION; HEALTH SURVEY; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM;

AFRICA; DISEASE ERADICATION; HUMANS; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE;

EID: 85007530390     PISSN: 14714922     EISSN: 14715007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2016.11.006     Document Type: Review

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