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http://adhlui.com.ui.edu.ng/jspui/handle/123456789/4367| Title: | Malaria and the problem of drug resistant Plasmodium falciparum |
| Authors: | WALKER, O. |
| Keywords: | Malaria control Morbidity Mortality Malaria |
| Issue Date: | Mar-1993 |
| Citation: | Afr. J. Med. Med. Sci. (1993) 22, 1 - 3 |
| Abstract: | The optimism which greeted the malaria control activities of the sixties has been replaced by pessimism [ 1 ]. There has been a resurgence of the disease as it affects 102 countries, with an estimated 270 million cases and approximately one million deaths annually. Ninety per cent of these deaths come from Africa south of the Sahara [1] making it mainly an African problem. The background to this scenario is the increasing prevalence of drug-resistant P. falciparum [2]. The resultant effect has been increased morbidity and mortality from malaria |
| Description: | Article |
| URI: | http://adhlui.com.ui.edu.ng/jspui/handle/123456789/4367 |
| ISSN: | 1116-4077 |
| Appears in Collections: | African Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences |
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| Walker_Malaria_1993.pdf | Article | 6.08 MB | Adobe PDF | View/Open |
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