Cambodia's Recent Positive Malaria Statistics Appear Flawed
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Cambodia's Recent Positive Malaria Statistics Appear Flawed
Cambodia's six-month malaria report may have jumped to erroneous conclusions, leaving officials yesterday to concede that mixed and matched figures from the past two years potentially created overly positive results.
Released on Saturday, the latest numbers from the National Malaria Centre show a drop in fatalities and a 20 per cent decline in documented cases from January to June over the same period in 2013.
But centre technical director Chum Vannarith said the comparison may merit a second consideration.
“The data compiled for last year seems to be for the first seven months of 2013, not the first six,†he said, adding that any “mistakes†will soon be checked and altered.
Vannarith maintained, however, that the five deaths.....
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Released on Saturday, the latest numbers from the National Malaria Centre show a drop in fatalities and a 20 per cent decline in documented cases from January to June over the same period in 2013.
But centre technical director Chum Vannarith said the comparison may merit a second consideration.
“The data compiled for last year seems to be for the first seven months of 2013, not the first six,†he said, adding that any “mistakes†will soon be checked and altered.
Vannarith maintained, however, that the five deaths.....
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http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/m ... ics-flawed
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Re: Cambodia's Recent Positive Malaria Statistics Appear Fla
here in Thailand reported dengue is up over 12,000 cases111
In a nation run by swine, all pigs are upward-mobile and the rest of us are fucked until we can put our acts together: not necessarily to win, but mainly to keep from losing completely. HST
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