Malaria:

Obstacles and Opportunities

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Size: 328 pages, 6 x 9

Publication Year:1991

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Stanley C. Oaks, Jr., Violaine S. Mitchell, Greg W. Pearson, and Charles C.J. Carpenter, Editors; Committee for the Study on Malaria Prevention and Control, Division of International Health
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Malaria is making a dramatic comeback in the world. The disease is the foremost health challenge in Africa south of the Sahara, and people traveling to malarious areas are at increased risk of malaria-related sickness and death.
This book examines the ...
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Front Matter	i-xviii
1. Conclusions and Recommendations	1-21	(skim)
2. Background	22-36	(skim)
3. Overview	37-55	(skim)
4. Clinical Medicine and the Disease Process	56-72	(skim)
5. Diagnostic Tests	73-89	(skim)
6. Parasite Biology	90-117	(skim)
7. Vector Biology, Ecology, and Control	118-143	(skim)
8. Drug Discovery and Development	144-168	(skim)
9. Vaccines	169-210	(skim)
10. Epidemiologic Approaches to Malaria Control	211-236	(skim)
11. Economics of Malaria Control	237-256	(skim)
12. Social and Behavioral Aspects of Malaria	257-278	(skim)
Appendix A: Paradigms	279-282	(skim)
Appendix B: Dissenting Opinion	283-288	(skim)
Glossary	289-296	(skim)
Index	297-310	(skim)

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Malaria is making a dramatic comeback in the world. The disease is the foremost health challenge in Africa south of the Sahara, and people traveling to malarious areas are at increased risk of malaria-related sickness and death.
This book examines the prospects for bringing malaria under control, with specific recommendations for U.S. policy, directions for research and program funding, and appropriate roles for federal and international agencies and the medical and public health communities.
The volume reports on the current status of malaria research, prevention, and control efforts worldwide. The authors present study results and commentary on the

Nature, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, and epidemiology of malaria.
Biology of the malaria parasite and its vector.
Prospects for developing malaria vaccines and improved treatments.
Economic, social, and behavioral factors in malaria control.

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