Estimating the relapse risk of Plasmodium vivax in Iran under national chemotherapy scheme using a novel method

Objectives: This study aimed to estimate the relapse risk of Plasmodium vivax under nationalchemotherapy scheme using a novel method, and assessed its pattern in Kahnooj, a malaria endemicarea in Iran.Methods: The authors traced repeated episodes of malaria attack between 1994 and 2001 and then,esti...

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Main Author: Ali-Akbar Haghdoost, Shahrzad Mazhari & Kambiz Bahaadini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2006-12-01
Series:Journal of Vector Borne Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.mrcindia.org/journal/issues/434168.pdf