Malaria management in Vietnam-Lao border and Ho Chi Minh route in Thua Thien Hue province
- Author:
Nguyen Vo Hinh
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Malaria;
Management;
Border areas;
Rural areas;
Thua Thien-Hue;
- MeSH:
Malaria;
Therapeutics
- From:Journal of Malaria and parasite diseases Control
2004;0(3):13-17
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
One of the challenges for the current malaria management in the province of Thua Thien - Hue is imported malaria caused by the movement of population across the Vietnam - Laos border and between the malaria endemic areas from Quang Nam to Quang Tri provinces by the newly constructed route of Ho Chi Minh. Under that circumstance, the active measures have been set up for control and prevention of malaria infection, especially for risk cases. These measures appear to be initially effective. The incidence, fatality has been controlled. The risk of imported malaria has been over. However, those measures need to be sustained in the border areas and the Ho Chi Minh route to maintain the achievements
