Malaria in Kenya's Western Highlands
Records from tea estates in the Kericho district in Kenya show that malaria reemerged in the 1980s. Renewed epidemic activity coincided with the emergence of chloroquine-resistant Plasmodium falciparum malaria and may have been triggered by the failure of antimalarial drugs. Meteorologic changes, po...
Main Authors: | G. Dennis Shanks, Simon I. Hay, Judy A. Omumbo, Robert W. Snow |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2005-09-01
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Series: | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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Online Access: | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/11/9/04-1131_article |
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