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Investigation and control of a Plasmodium falciparum malaria outbreak in Shan Special Region II of Myanmar along the China-Myanmar Border from June to December 2014.
Infectious diseases of poverty - 25 Apr 2016
Liu Hui, Xu Jian-Wei, Yang Heng-Lin, Li Mei, Sun Cheng-De, Yin Yi-Jie, Zheng Zhi-Liang, Zhang Guang-Yun, Yu Ai-Shui, Yang Yong-Hui, Li Chun-Hui, Ai Shui
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BACKGROUND: From 2007 to 2013, intensive control measures reduced malaria burden by 90 % along the China-Myanmar border. However, despite these measures a P. falciparum malaria outbreak was reported in the Shan Special Region II of Myanmar in June of 2014. METHODS: Epidemiological, parasitological and entomological investigations were performed. Dihydroartemisinin piperaquine (DAPQ) was immediately administered...
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