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Burden of malaria is higher among children in an internal displacement camp compared to a neighbouring village in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

BACKGROUND: In the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), violent conflict has caused the displacement of millions of people into camps where they are exposed to poor living conditions and high rates of infectious diseases. Malaria, in particular, is a major cause of mortality in children under fiv...

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Autores principales: Charchuk, Rhianna, Paul, Makelele Katsuva Jean, Claude, Kasereka Masumbuko, Houston, Stan, Hawkes, Michael T.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4997722/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27557931
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12936-016-1479-z