A steep decline of malaria morbidity and mortality trends in Eritrea between 2000 and 2004: the effect of combination of control methods
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* Corresponding author: Peter M Nyarango mnyarango@yahoo.com
Malaria Journal 2006, 5:33 doi:10.1186/1475-2875-5-33
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