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Imported Malaria in Portugal 2000–2009: A Role for Hospital Statistics for Better Estimates and Surveillance

Background. Although eradicated in Portugal, malaria keeps taking its toll on travelers and migrants from endemic countries. Disease notification is mandatory but is compromised by underreporting. Methods. A retrospective study on malaria hospitalizations for 10 consecutive years (2000–2009) was con...

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Autores principales: Fonseca, Ana Glória, Dias, Sara S., Baptista, João Luis, Torgal, Jorge
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4273509/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25548715
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/373029