Diversification of malaria outbreaks and their negative effects on the control measures in Quang Tri province's Huong Hoa district
- Author:
Dang -- Tu
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
malaria
- MeSH:
malaria;
disease;
epidemiology;
Weights and Measures
- From:Journal of Malaria and parasite diseases Control
2003;0(6):3-8
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
In recent years, although 2 technical measures (detection, treatment and vector control) were taken regularly and periodically for malaria control in Huong Hoa district, Quang Tri province, their effectiveness still weren’t satisfied, the positive slide rate was 6.9% during early 9 months of 2002 and 12.6% in 2003. The diversification of malaria endemicity: migration of population (exchanges, business, travel), habits of working and overnight in the forest, new settled dwellers, multiple species of vector… were affected interventional measures, so it was difficult to control effectively by primary health systems
