Control of malaria: a successful experience from Viet Nam

Control of malaria: a successful experience from Viet Nam

OBJECTIVE: To follow malaria prospectively in an ethnic minority commune in the south of Viet Nam with high malaria transmission and seasonal fluctuation, during malaria control interventions using insecticide-treated bednets (ITBNs) and early diagnosis and treatment (EDT) of symptomatic patients. M...

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Main Authors: Hung Le Q., Vries Peter J.de, Giao Phan T., Nam Nguyen V., Binh Tran Q., Chong M.T., Quoc N.T.T.A., Thanh T.N., Hung L.N., Kager P.A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The World Health Organization 2002-01-01
Series:Bulletin of the World Health Organization
Subjects:
Malaria, Falciparum/prevention and control
Malaria, Falciparum/diagnosis
Malaria, Falciparum/drug therapy
Malaria, Vivax/prevention and control
Malaria, Vivax/diagnosis
Malaria, Vivax/drug therapy
Sesquiterpenes/therapeutic use
Chloroquine/therapeutic use
Primaquine/therapeutic use
Pyrethrins/Bedding and linens
Pyrethrins/utilization
Knowledge, attitudes, practice
Health education
Ethnic groups
Prospective studies
Viet Nam
Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0042-96862002000800011

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