Disentangling the intersection of inequities with health and malaria exposure: key lessons from rural communities in Northern Borneo
Abstract Background The increasing incidence of Plasmodium knowlesi malaria poses a significant challenge to efforts to eliminate malaria from Malaysia. Macaque reservoirs, outdoors-biting mosquitoes, human activities, and agricultural work are key factors associated with the transmission of this zoonotic pathogen. However, gaps in knowledge regarding reasons that drive malaria persistence in rural Kudat, Sabah, Northern Borneo remain. This study was conducted to address this knowledge gap, to better understand the complexities of these entangled problems, and to initiate discussion regarding... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2023 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | Malaria Journal, Vol 22, Iss 1, Pp 1-15 (2023) |
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BMC
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Schlagwörter: | Social inequities / Disparity / Malaria prevention / P. knowlesi malaria / Kudat / Sabah / Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine / RC955-962 / Infectious and parasitic diseases / RC109-216 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-27248581 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-023-04750-9 |