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El camino hacia la eliminación de la malaria en Paraguay

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  • Mara Muñoz

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Muñoz M, Villarroel J, Scavuzzo M, Lanfri M, Cousiño B, Russomando G. Spatial-Temporal Analysis of Malaria in Endemic Areas of Paraguay, 2002-2006. Acta Biológica Venezuelica. 2011; 31(2). Disponible: http://saber.ucv.ve/ojs/index.php/revista_abv

Muñoz M, Espínola B, Cousiño B, Barreto P, Viveros C. Brote de Malaria en la Localidad de Pirá Verá, Canindeyú-Paraguay, entre las semanas epidemiológicas 4 y 13 del año 2007. Revista Paraguaya de Epidemiología. 2010; 1(1). Disponible: h.ttp://www.ins.gov.py/revistas/index.php/epidemiologia/article/view/265

Muñoz M, Espínola B, Viveros C, Villalba A. Brote de Malaria en la Localidad Primer Gobernador, Alto Paraná-Paraguay, entre las semanas epidemiológicas 11 y 23 del año 2009. Presentada y Publicada en el Resumen de Temas Libres de la 1° Muestra Nacional de Epidemiologia. 2010; 1(1). Disponible: http://www.vigisalud.gov.py/documentos/revista/vol1%20nro1%20nov2010%20RPE%20temas%20libres/3.INDICE.pdf

ABC Color. Dos años sin malaria autóctona en Paraguay. 2013. Disponible: http://www.abc.com.py/nacionales/hace-dos-anos-que-paraguay-no-tiene-malaria-auctoctona-565063.html

Organización Mundial de la Salud. Acción e Inversión para vencer a la Malaria 2016-2030: por un mundo libre de malaria. ISBN 978 92 4 350897 9. Ginebra: OMS; 2015. Disponible: http://www.rollbackmalaria.org/files/files/aim/RBM_AIM_Report_A4_AW_ES-lores.pdf

Published

2017-08-01

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 2 (2017): Mayo-Agosto

Section

Editorial

How to Cite

Muñoz, M. (2017). El camino hacia la eliminación de la malaria en Paraguay. Memorias Del Instituto De Investigaciones En Ciencias De La Salud, 15(2). https://revistascientificas.una.py/index.php/RIIC/article/view/1897