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Record Nr.

UNINA9910810822503321

Autore

Bloland Peter B

Titolo

Malaria control during mass population movements and natural disasters / / Peter B. Bloland and Holly A. Williams ; [presented to] Roundtable on the Demography of Forced Migration, Committee on Population and Program on Forced Migration and Health, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, DC, : National Academies Press, c2003

ISBN

0-309-16886-4

1-280-18305-5

9786610183050

0-309-50362-0

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (180 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

WilliamsHolly A

Disciplina

614.5/32

Soggetti

Malaria - Epidemiology

Disaster medicine

Emigration and immigration - Health aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 120-143).

Nota di contenuto

Front Matter -- Preface -- Contents -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Malaria and Mobility- A Brief History and Overview -- 3 Epidemiology of Malaria -- 4 Essential Components/Design of an Optimal Malaria Control Program -- 5 Public Health Surveillance System -- 6 Curative Services: Malaria Therapy and Case Management -- 7 Preventive Interventions -- 8 Community Involvement in Malaria Control and Prevention -- 9 Special Studies and Operational Research -- 10 Prophylaxis and Personal Protection for Relief Workers -- 11 Return, Repatriation, or Resettlement of Displaced Populations -- 12 Improving Malaria Control in Complex Emergencies -- References -- APPENDIX A Description of Antimalarial Drugs -- APPENDIX B Methodology for Efficacy Assessment of In Vivo Malaria Therapy -- APPENDIX C Alternative Treatment Regimens for Severe Malaria -- APPENDIX D Malaria Research and Technical Resources -- APPENDIX E About the Authors.