The 2015-2016 malaria epidemic in Northern Uganda$bwhat are the implications for malaria control interventions?

Vector control and effective case management are currently the backbone strategies of malaria control. Kitgum district, an area of perennial holoendemic malaria transmission intensity in Northern Uganda, appears to have experienced a malaria epidemic in 2015. This study aimed to describe the malaria...

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Main Authors: Ogwang, Rodney (Author) , Akena, Godfrey (Author) , Yeka, Adoke (Author) , Osier, Faith (Author) , Idro, Richard (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 23 August 2018
In: Acta tropica
Year: 2018, Volume: 188, Pages: 27-33
ISSN:1873-6254
DOI:10.1016/j.actatropica.2018.08.023
Online Access:Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2018.08.023
Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0001706X18303735
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Author Notes:Rodney Ogwang, Godfrey Akena, Adoke Yeka, Faith Osier, Richard Idro

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