Imported Malaria in Children in Industrialized Countries, 1992–2002
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Imported Malaria in Children in Industrialized Countries, 1992–2002
Children account for an appreciable proportion of total imported malaria cases, yet few studies have quantified these cases, identified trends, or suggested evidence-based prevention strategies for this group of travelers. We therefore sought to identify numbers of cases and deaths, Plasmodium species, place of malaria acquisition, preventive measures used, and national origin of malaria in chi...
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عنوان ژورنال: Emerging Infectious Diseases
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1080-6040,1080-6059
DOI: 10.3201/eid1502.080712