Residual malaria in Jazan region, southwestern Saudi Arabia: the situation, challenges and climatic drivers of autochthonous malaria

Residual malaria in Jazan region, southwestern Saudi Arabia: the situation, challenges and climatic drivers of autochthonous malaria

Abstract Background Saudi Arabia and Yemen are the only two countries in the Arabian Peninsula that are yet to achieve malaria elimination. Over the past two decades, the malaria control programme in Saudi Arabia has successfully reduced the annual number of malaria cases, with the lowest incidence...

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Main Authors: Hesham M. Al-Mekhlafi, Aymen M. Madkhali, Khalid Y. Ghailan, Ahmed A. Abdulhaq, Ahmad Hassn Ghzwani, Khalid Ammash Zain, Wahib M. Atroosh, Alkhansa Alshabi, Hussein A. Khadashi, Majid A. Darraj, Zaki M. Eisa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-07-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
Malaria
Climatic factors
Elimination
Infectious diseases
Jazan
Saudi Arabia
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-021-03846-4

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