Plasmodium falciparum incidence and patency in a high seasonal transmission area of Burkina Faso.
Using a mathematical model P. falciparum transition rates were calculated from the parasitological data collected from children of 2 villages of a high and seasonal transmission area in Burkina Faso (West Africa). During the rainy season, patent parasitaemia appeared every 40 to 60 d and was present for 60d approximately. The significance of these values is discussed.
D000293:Adolescent; D000818:Animals; D000852:Anopheles; D002050:Burkina Faso; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015331:Cohort Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007303:Insect Vectors; D008288:Malaria / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology / Q000635:transmission; D008433:Mathematics; D008954:Models, Biological; D010963:Plasmodium falciparum; D012621:Seasons; D013997:Time Factors