Using serological measures to monitor changes in malaria transmission in Vanuatu.

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Published in Malar J on June 16, 2010

Authors

Jackie Cook1, Heidi Reid, Jennifer Iavro, Melissa Kuwahata, George Taleo, Archie Clements, James McCarthy, Andrew Vallely, Chris Drakeley

Author Affiliations

1: London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT, UK. Jackie.Cook@lshtm.ac.uk

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