Encouraging impact following 2.5 years of reinforced malaria control interventions in a hyperendemic region of the Republic of Guinea

Malaria Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Tiffany, Amanda ^a   Moundekeno, Faya Pascal ^b   Traoré, Alexis ^c   Haile, Melat ^b   Sterk, Esther ^b   Guilavogui, Timothée ^d   Genton, Blaise ^e,f   Serafini, Micaela ^b   Grais, Rebecca F ^a  

^a EPICENTRE   (France)

^b MÉDECINS SANS FRONTIÈRES   (Switzerland)

^c District Préfectoral de la Santé   (Guinea)

^d National Malaria Control Program   (Guinea)

^e SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^f LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cross sectional surveys; Guinea; Hyperendemic; Malaria; Plasmodium falciparum; Prevalence; Symptomatic

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BED NET; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FEVER; GUINEA; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; MALARIA RAPID TEST; MALE; PARASITE PREVALENCE; ADULT; AGE; AGED; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENDEMIC DISEASE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; UTILIZATION; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, INFECTIOUS; ENDEMIC DISEASES; FEMALE; GUINEA; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INFANT; MALARIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOSQUITO NETS; PREVALENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85007614065     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12936-016-1353-z     Document Type: Article

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