Malaria situation in some Vietnam-Lao border communes
- Author:
Dang -- Tu
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
malaria*
- MeSH:
Malaria;
Disease;
Solutions;
epidemiology
- From:Journal of Malaria and parasite diseases Control
2003;0(4):11-18
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
Huong Hoa district of Quang Tri province is a high morbidity of malaria area, with 24% increased malaria cases than the same period of 2002. Due to: the mainly detection and treatment are passive methods, are not involved in commune and village health services. Protection method: 100% households were routinely protected by insecticide (house spraying or bednet impregnation), however, the local people were not alert to malaria can not prevent the contact betweens mosquito and people. The number of malaria cases in first 5 months of 2003 have been found to be increased compared to the same period of 2002. The number of cases in May has got higher than that in April
