Malaria on the Guiana Shield: a review of the situation in French Guiana

Malaria on the Guiana Shield: a review of the situation in French Guiana

In a climate of growing concern that Plasmodium falciparum may be developing a drug resistance to artemisinin derivatives in the Guiana Shield, this review details our current knowledge of malaria and control strategy in one part of the Shield, French Guiana. Local epidemiology, test-treat-track str...

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Main Authors: Lise Musset, Stéphane Pelleau, Romain Girod, Vanessa Ardillon, Luisiane Carvalho, Isabelle Dusfour, Margarete SM Gomes, Félix Djossou, Eric Legrand
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2014-08-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
Subjects:
malaria
French Guiana
drug resistance
epidemiology
vector control
control strategy
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