| Literature DB >> 8296356 |
F K Dar1, R Bayoumi, T al Karmi, A Shalabi, F Beidas, M M Hussein.
Abstract
A concerted malaria eradication programme in the United Arab Emirates has reduced local transmission to only a very few small foci in the country. The Al Ain district is now a consolidation zone. However, transmission across the undemarcated border with Oman continues. Malaria imported by the large immigrant work force from major disease endemic areas remains a large burden. An added threat is the appearance of chloroquine-resistant Plasmodium falciparum principally from Sudan and Pakistan but increasingly amongst Omani cases seen in the hospitals and clinics in Al Ain. The implications of re-introduction of malaria and the establishment of chloroquine resistance, particularly for non-immune residents and visitors, are emphasized.Entities:
Keywords: Arab Countries; Asia; Behavior; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Diseases; Economic Factors; Health; Human Resources; Incidence; Labor Force; Malaria--etiology; Malaria--transmission; Measurement; Migrant Workers; Nationality; Native-born; Obstacles; Oman; Organization And Administration; Pakistan; Parasite Control; Parasitic Diseases; Population; Population Characteristics; Public Health; Research Methodology; Research Report; Southern Asia; Travel And Tourism; Treatment; United Arab Emirates; Western Asia
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Year: 1993 PMID： 8296356 DOI： 10.1016/0035-9203(93)90261-n
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg ISSN： 0035-9203 Impact factor: 2.184