Marked Increase in Child Survival after Four Years of Intensive Malaria Control

In malaria-endemic countries in Africa, a large proportion of child deaths are directly or indirectly attributable to infection with Plasmodium falciparum. Four years after high coverage, multiple malaria control interventions were introduced on Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea, changes in infection...

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Published in:	The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene Vol. 80; no. 6; pp. 882 - 888
Main Authors:	Kleinschmidt, Immo, Schwabe, Christopher, Benavente, Luis, Torrez, Miguel, Ridl, Frances C, Segura, Jose Luis, Ehmer, Paul, Nchama, Gloria Nseng
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Deerfield, IL ASTMH 01-06-2009 American Society of Tropical Medecine and Hygiene
Subjects:	Adolescent Adult Anemia - epidemiology Anemia - parasitology Anemia - prevention & control Antimalarials - therapeutic use Bedding and Linens Biological and medical sciences Child Child, Preschool Equatorial Guinea - epidemiology Female Human protozoal diseases Humans Industry - economics Infectious diseases Insecticides Malaria Malaria, Falciparum - drug therapy Malaria, Falciparum - mortality Malaria, Falciparum - prevention & control Medical sciences Mosquito Control - economics Mosquito Control - methods Parasitic diseases Petroleum - economics Plasmodium falciparum Pregnancy Protozoal diseases Young Adult Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea, Bioko I Human Infection Prevention Protozoal disease Prognosis Malaria Check Tropical medicine Parasitosis Child Survival
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