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Spatial distribution of Malaria in peninsular Malaysia from 2000 to 2009

Malaria is still an endemic disease of public health importance in Malaysia. Population at risk of contracting malaria includes indigenous people, traditional villagers, mobile ethnic group and land scheme settlers, immigrants from malaria endemic countries as well as jungle workers and loggers. The...

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Main Authors: Alias, H., Surin, Johari, Mahmud, R., Mokhtar, A.S.
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Language:English
Published: BMC 2014
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Q Science (General)
R Medicine
Online Access:http://eprints.um.edu.my/10526/1/SPATIAL_DISTRIBUTION_OF_MALARIA_IN_PENINSULAR_MALAYSIA_FROM_2000_TO_2009.pdf
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spelling my.um.eprints.105262019-08-26T04:16:28Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/10526/ Spatial distribution of Malaria in peninsular Malaysia from 2000 to 2009 Alias, H. Surin, Johari Mahmud, R. Mokhtar, A.S. Q Science (General) R Medicine Malaria is still an endemic disease of public health importance in Malaysia. Population at risk of contracting malaria includes indigenous people, traditional villagers, mobile ethnic group and land scheme settlers, immigrants from malaria endemic countries as well as jungle workers and loggers. The predominant species are Plasmodium falciparum and P.vivax. Increasing number of P.knowlesi infections is also encountered. The principal vectors in Peninsular Malaysia are Anopheles maculatus and An cracens. This study aims to determine the changes in spatial distribution of malaria in Peninsular Malaysia from year 2000-2009. BMC 2014 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.um.edu.my/10526/1/SPATIAL_DISTRIBUTION_OF_MALARIA_IN_PENINSULAR_MALAYSIA_FROM_2000_TO_2009.pdf Alias, H. and Surin, Johari and Mahmud, R. and Mokhtar, A.S. (2014) Spatial distribution of Malaria in peninsular Malaysia from 2000 to 2009. Parasites & Vectors. ISSN 1756-3305
institution Universiti Malaya
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topic Q Science (General)
R Medicine
spellingShingle Q Science (General)
R Medicine
Alias, H.
Surin, Johari
Mahmud, R.
Mokhtar, A.S.
Spatial distribution of Malaria in peninsular Malaysia from 2000 to 2009
description Malaria is still an endemic disease of public health importance in Malaysia. Population at risk of contracting malaria includes indigenous people, traditional villagers, mobile ethnic group and land scheme settlers, immigrants from malaria endemic countries as well as jungle workers and loggers. The predominant species are Plasmodium falciparum and P.vivax. Increasing number of P.knowlesi infections is also encountered. The principal vectors in Peninsular Malaysia are Anopheles maculatus and An cracens. This study aims to determine the changes in spatial distribution of malaria in Peninsular Malaysia from year 2000-2009.
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author Alias, H.
Surin, Johari
Mahmud, R.
Mokhtar, A.S.
author_facet Alias, H.
Surin, Johari
Mahmud, R.
Mokhtar, A.S.
author_sort Alias, H.
title Spatial distribution of Malaria in peninsular Malaysia from 2000 to 2009
title_short Spatial distribution of Malaria in peninsular Malaysia from 2000 to 2009
title_full Spatial distribution of Malaria in peninsular Malaysia from 2000 to 2009
title_fullStr Spatial distribution of Malaria in peninsular Malaysia from 2000 to 2009
title_full_unstemmed Spatial distribution of Malaria in peninsular Malaysia from 2000 to 2009
title_sort spatial distribution of malaria in peninsular malaysia from 2000 to 2009
publisher BMC
publishDate 2014
url http://eprints.um.edu.my/10526/1/SPATIAL_DISTRIBUTION_OF_MALARIA_IN_PENINSULAR_MALAYSIA_FROM_2000_TO_2009.pdf
http://eprints.um.edu.my/10526/
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