Malaria in displaced persons along the Thai-Burmese border.
Malaria epidemiology in displaced Karen ethnic children along the Thai-Burmese (Myanmar) border was observed for 3 years. An active screening process in connection with malaria chemoprophylaxis trials showed a decrease in malaria prevalence over time in children not receiving chemoprophylaxis. The number of malaria cases detected at a primary health care clinic in the same area remained stable.
Shanks
G D
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Department of Medicine, Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangkok, Thailand.
Karwacki
J J
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Singharaj
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D000293:Adolescent; D000818:Animals; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008288:Malaria / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology / Q000517:prevention & control; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D002052:Myanmar / Q000208:ethnology; D010966:Plasmodium vivax; D015995:Prevalence; D012036:Refugees; D013785:Thailand / Q000453:epidemiology