Malaria successes and challenges in Asia

Asia ranks second to Africa in terms of malaria burden. In 19 countries of Asia, malaria is endemic and 2.31 billion people or 62% of the total population in these countries are at risk of malaria. In 2010, WHO estimated around 34.8 million cases and 45,600 deaths due to malaria in Asia. In 2011, 2...

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Main Authors: Rajesh Bhatia, Rakesh Mani Rastogi, Leonard Ortega
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-12-01
Series:Journal of Vector Borne Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.mrcindia.org/journal/issues/504239.pdf