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A malaria risk map of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo [1]

In Kinshasa, malaria remains a major public health problem but its spatial epidemiology has not been assessed for decades now. The city’s growth and transformation, as well as recent control measures, call for an update. To identify highly exposed communities and areas where control measures are less critically needed, detailed risk maps are required to target control and optimize resource allocation.

Original Source [2]

Publication Date: 
13/01/2016
Giovanfrancesco Ferrari [3], Henry M. Ntuku [4], Sandro Schmidlin & et al [5]
Malaria Journal [6]
15
1-16
Tags:
Malaria [7], Vector Borne Diseases [8], Congo [9], Africa [10], Vector Control [11]
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[2] http://www.malariajournal.com/content/15/1/27
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/giovanfrancesco-ferrari
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/henry-m-ntuku
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/sandro-schmidlin-et-al
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[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/vector-borne-diseases
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/congo
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/africa
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/vector-control