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The uncertain burden of Plasmodium falciparum epidemics in Africa
- Abstract:
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Although the control of malaria epidemics has been a priority for the World Health Organization and other agencies for many years, surprisingly little is known about the public health burden of these epidemics. Here, we evaluate the available evidence of the morbidity and mortality impacts of individual epidemics in Africa and examine the problems associated with using these data to estimate the average annual burden of epidemics at national and continental scales. We argue that conventional ...
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- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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+ "Wellcome Trust", "Kenyan Medical Research Institute"
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Funding agency for:
Snow, R
Grant:
079080
+ "UK Department for International Development", "Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation"
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Funding agency for:
Cox, J
Bibliographic Details
- Publisher:
- Elsevier Publisher's website
- Journal:
- Trends in Parasitology Journal website
- Volume:
- 23
- Issue:
- 4
- Pages:
- 142-148
- Publication date:
- 2007-04-01
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- Language:
- English
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- Local pid:
- ora:5851
- Deposit date:
- 2011-11-03
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- Elsevier Ltd
- Copyright date:
- 2007
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