Death Rates from Malaria Epidemics, Burundi and Ethiopia
Death rates exceeded emergency thresholds at 4 sites during epidemics of Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Burundi (2000–2001) and in Ethiopia (2003–2004). Deaths likely from malaria ranged from 1,000 to 8,900, depending on site, and accounted for 52% to 78% of total deaths. Earlier detection of mala...
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| author | Jean-Paul Guthmann Maryline Bonnet Laurence Ahoua François Dantoine Suna Balkan Michel Van Herp Abiy Tamrat Dominique Legros Vincent Brown Francesco Checchi |
| author_facet | Jean-Paul Guthmann Maryline Bonnet Laurence Ahoua François Dantoine Suna Balkan Michel Van Herp Abiy Tamrat Dominique Legros Vincent Brown Francesco Checchi |
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| description | Death rates exceeded emergency thresholds at 4 sites during epidemics of Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Burundi (2000–2001) and in Ethiopia (2003–2004). Deaths likely from malaria ranged from 1,000 to 8,900, depending on site, and accounted for 52% to 78% of total deaths. Earlier detection of malaria and better case management are needed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-679c6aaa4d204fedb81e9d63d210cdc92022-12-21T21:46:02ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592007-01-0113114014010.3201/eid1301.060546Death Rates from Malaria Epidemics, Burundi and EthiopiaJean-Paul GuthmannMaryline BonnetLaurence AhouaFrançois DantoineSuna BalkanMichel Van HerpAbiy TamratDominique LegrosVincent BrownFrancesco ChecchiDeath rates exceeded emergency thresholds at 4 sites during epidemics of Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Burundi (2000–2001) and in Ethiopia (2003–2004). Deaths likely from malaria ranged from 1,000 to 8,900, depending on site, and accounted for 52% to 78% of total deaths. Earlier detection of malaria and better case management are needed.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/13/1/06-0546_articleMalariaPlasmodium falciparumepidemicmortalityBurundiEthiopia |
| spellingShingle | Jean-Paul Guthmann Maryline Bonnet Laurence Ahoua François Dantoine Suna Balkan Michel Van Herp Abiy Tamrat Dominique Legros Vincent Brown Francesco Checchi Death Rates from Malaria Epidemics, Burundi and Ethiopia Emerging Infectious Diseases Malaria Plasmodium falciparum epidemic mortality Burundi Ethiopia |
| title | Death Rates from Malaria Epidemics, Burundi and Ethiopia |
| title_full | Death Rates from Malaria Epidemics, Burundi and Ethiopia |
| title_fullStr | Death Rates from Malaria Epidemics, Burundi and Ethiopia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Death Rates from Malaria Epidemics, Burundi and Ethiopia |
| title_short | Death Rates from Malaria Epidemics, Burundi and Ethiopia |
| title_sort | death rates from malaria epidemics burundi and ethiopia |
| topic | Malaria Plasmodium falciparum epidemic mortality Burundi Ethiopia |
| url | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/13/1/06-0546_article |
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