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Original Research Articles

Role of asymptomatic carriers and weather variables in persistent transmission of malaria in an endemic district of Assam, India

Nani Gopal DasDefence Research Laboratory, Tezpur, Assam, IndiaCorrespondence[email protected]
, PhD,
Sunil DhimanDefence Research Laboratory, Tezpur, Assam, India
, PhD,
Pranab Kumar TalukdarDefence Research Laboratory, Tezpur, Assam, India
, MSc,
Diganta GoswamiDefence Research Laboratory, Tezpur, Assam, India
, PhD,
Bipul RabhaDefence Research Laboratory, Tezpur, Assam, India
, MSc,
Indra BaruahDefence Research Laboratory, Tezpur, Assam, India
, PhD &
Vijay VeerDefence Research Laboratory, Tezpur, Assam, India
, DPhil show all
Article: 25442 | Received 11 Jul 2014, Accepted 28 Nov 2014, Published online: 14 Jan 2015

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