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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...
Autores principales: | Charchuk, Rhianna, Paul, Makelele Katsuva Jean, Claude, Kasereka Masumbuko, Houston, Stan, Hawkes, Michael T. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |
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