| malaria in the republic of the philippines. a review. | malaria in the republic of the philippines is caused principally by p. falciparum and p. vivax, with the former as predominant species. p. malariae is occasionally reported, while p. ovale is very rare and has been reported only in the island of palawan. malaria is widespread in distribution with prevalence varying from one area to the other. in 1970, the malaria morbidity rate was reported to be 77.6 per 100,000 while the mortality rate was 1.8 per 100,000. case detection activities revealed th ... | 1977 | 21558 |
| application of seroepidemiology in identification of local foci in a malarious community in palawan, the philippines. | the value of seroepidemiology in malaria control programs has long been recognized, but its use in such situations has been limited. we therefore conducted a seroepidemiologic study in a frontier community on palawan island, the philippines, an area where malaria is highly endemic. the first serologic survey was done at the end of the rainy season and the second was done during the dry season. the sera were examined using an indirect fluorescent antibody test. there was a significant difference ... | 1993 | 8250100 |