Spatial epidemiology of Plasmodium vivax, Afghanistan.
Plasmodium vivax is endemic to many areas of Afghanistan. Geographic analysis helped highlight areas of malaria risk and clarified ecologic risk factors for transmission. Remote sensing enabled development of a risk map, thereby providing a valuable tool to help guide malaria control strategies.
Brooker
Simon
S
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom. simon.brooker@lshtm.ac.uk
Leslie
Toby
T
Kolaczinski
Kate
K
Mohsen
Engineer
E
Mehboob
Najeebullah
N
Saleheen
Sarah
S
Khudonazarov
Juma
J
Freeman
Tim
T
Clements
Archie
A
Rowland
Mark
M
Kolaczinski
Jan
J
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000346:Afghanistan / Q000453:epidemiology; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000818:Animals; D000852:Anopheles / Q000469:parasitology; D001399:Azure Stains; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007303:Insect Vectors / Q000469:parasitology; D016780:Malaria, Vivax / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010966:Plasmodium vivax / Q000302:isolation & purification*
D001399:Azure Stains