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| rdf:type | |
| lifeskim:mentions | |
| pubmed:issue |
3
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| pubmed:dateCreated |
2005-3-8
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| pubmed:abstractText |
We report an epidemic of Plasmodium falciparum malaria in the remote valley of Bamian (altitude 2250 m-2400 m) in the central highlands of Afghanistan. A team of malaria experts from the World Health Organization and HealthNet International carried out the investigation. A total of 215 peripheral blood smears were obtained and 63 cases of malaria (90.5% P. falciparum, the remainder P. vivax) were confirmed. The study revealed that areas vulnerable to malaria in Afghanistan are more widespread than previously recognized. The area had been malaria-free until recently, when the disease appears to have been introduced as a consequence of protracted conflict and resultant population movement, and transmitted locally during the short summer months. The outbreak led to severe morbidity and high mortality in a province having only a few poorly-provisioned health care facilities.
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| pubmed:language |
eng
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| pubmed:journal | |
| pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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| pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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| pubmed:month |
May
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| pubmed:issn |
1020-3397
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| pubmed:author | |
| pubmed:issnType |
Print
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| pubmed:volume |
9
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| pubmed:owner |
NLM
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| pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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| pubmed:pagination |
232-9
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| pubmed:dateRevised |
2006-11-15
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| pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:15751914-Adolescent,
pubmed-meshheading:15751914-Afghanistan,
pubmed-meshheading:15751914-Age Distribution,
pubmed-meshheading:15751914-Altitude,
pubmed-meshheading:15751914-Child,
pubmed-meshheading:15751914-Child, Preschool,
pubmed-meshheading:15751914-Disease Outbreaks,
pubmed-meshheading:15751914-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:15751914-Health Surveys,
pubmed-meshheading:15751914-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:15751914-Infant,
pubmed-meshheading:15751914-Malaria, Falciparum,
pubmed-meshheading:15751914-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:15751914-Morbidity,
pubmed-meshheading:15751914-Population Surveillance,
pubmed-meshheading:15751914-Prevalence,
pubmed-meshheading:15751914-Questionnaires,
pubmed-meshheading:15751914-Risk Factors,
pubmed-meshheading:15751914-Seasons,
pubmed-meshheading:15751914-Sex Distribution,
pubmed-meshheading:15751914-War
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| pubmed:year |
2003
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| pubmed:articleTitle |
High altitude epidemic malaria in Bamian province, central Afghanistan.
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| pubmed:affiliation |
HealthNet International, Peshawar, Pakistan.
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| pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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