Seasonal prevalence of malaria in West Sumba district, Indonesia
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Malaria in Wanokaka and Loli sub-districts, West Sumba District, East Nusa Tenggara Province, Indonesia.
Malaria has long been known as one of the major public health problems in West Sumba District, East Nusa Tenggara Province, Indonesia. To obtain baseline data for establishment of a suitable malaria control program in the area, malariometric surveys were conducted in two sub-districts, Wanokaka and Loli, during the periods of January, May, and August 2005. The survey included three selected vil...
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عنوان ژورنال: Malaria Journal
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1475-2875
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-8-8