Eliminating malaria should not be the end of vigilance

Three years after Sri Lanka was declared free of the deadly disease, complacency is a big risk, warns Kamini Mendis. Three years after Sri Lanka was declared free of the deadly disease, complacency is a big risk, warns Kamini Mendis. Remembering malaria’s devastation is one of Sri Lanka’s biggest ch...

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Published in:Nature (London) 2019-09, Vol.573 (7772), p.7-7
Main Author: Mendis, Kamini
Format: Article
Language:English
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Agricultural production
Analysis
Anopheles
Control
Disease control
Insect control
Insecticides
Malaria
Methods
Mosquitoes
Organic chemistry
Reintroduction
Sentinel health events
Surveillance
Travellers
Vector-borne diseases
Vigilance
Vigilance (Psychology)
World View
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Summary:Three years after Sri Lanka was declared free of the deadly disease, complacency is a big risk, warns Kamini Mendis. Three years after Sri Lanka was declared free of the deadly disease, complacency is a big risk, warns Kamini Mendis. Remembering malaria’s devastation is one of Sri Lanka’s biggest challenges in fending it off
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/d41586-019-02598-1