Spatial Epidemiology of Plasmodium vivax, Afghanistan

oleh: Simon Brooker, Toby Leslie, Kate Kolaczinski, Engineer Mohsen, Najeebullah Mehboob, Sarah Saleheen, Juma Khudonazarov, Tim Freeman, Archie Clements, Mark Rowland, Jan Kolaczinski

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2006-10-01

Deskripsi

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.