Decreased endemic malaria in Suriname: moving towards elimination

Abstract Background Suriname has moved from being the country with the highest annual parasite index in the Americas to one on the threshold of elimination. The progress toward elimination in the stable populations of Suriname between 2000 and 2015 is reviewed. Methods Data was obtained from the Med...

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Main Authors: Edward D. van Eer, Gustavo Bretas, Hélène Hiwat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-01-01
Series:Malaria Journal
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-018-2204-x