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The Geography of Imported Malaria
More than 50 countries have eliminated malaria, but increasing travel to malaria-endemic countries ensures that imported cases of malaria remain common in non-endemic countries. Patterns of imported malaria vary by country and reflect several factors, notably the intensity of transmission in the endemic country and the number and behavior of people visiting that country. Most information on imp...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.a135