Situation of Sri Lanka, where autochthonous malaria is no longer a problem, and other infections dominate, such as dengue, leptospirosis and rickettsioses
Agampodi S, Wijerathne B, Weerakoon K. Situation of Sri Lanka, where autochthonous malaria is no longer a problem, and other infections dominate, such as dengue, leptospirosis and rickettsioses. Current Opinion In Infectious Diseases 2016, 29: 446-452. PMID: 27479026, DOI: 10.1097/qco.0000000000000303.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutochthonous malariaCase fatality rateCommunicable disease controlReduction of malariaCommunicable disease control programmesControl programsClinical managementMalaria casesDisease control programsFatality rateCommunicable diseasesSuccessful control programsMalaria controlDisease controlInfectious diseasesMalariaDiseaseTropical diseasesDiagnostic facilitiesVector control activitiesLeptospirosisDengueTime trendsVector-borne diseasesRickettsioses