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Malaria and anaemia at different altitudes in the Muheza district of Tanzania: childhood morbidity in relation to level of exposure to infection

Ellman,R.| Maxwell, R| Shayo. Finch D. | Carfax Publishing Company, part of the Taylor & Francis Group | Jan 1, 1998

Abstract

Parallel monthly surveys of children aged 6-71 months were conducted in the Muheza district of Tanzania. The aim was to compare highland villages, where the mean, annual entomological inoculation rate (EIR) for malaria is 34 and mean annual prevalences of parasitaemia range from 33%-76%, with culturally ...