Low prevalence of Plasmodium falciparum infection among asymptomatic individuals in a highland area of Kenya.

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Published in Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg on October 01, 2005

Authors

Chandy C John1, Marilyn M McHugh, Ann M Moormann, Peter O Sumba, Ayub V Ofulla

Author Affiliations

1: Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital, RCICH, RBC 487, MS6008, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA. chandy.john@case.edu

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