Spatial epidemiology of Plasmodium vivax, Afghanistan

被引:60
作者
Brooker, Simon
Leslie, Toby
Kolaczinski, Kate
Mohsen, Engineer
Mehboob, Najeebullah
Saleheen, Sarah
Khudonazarov, Juma
Freeman, Tim
Clements, Archie
Rowland, Mark
Kolaczinski, Jan
机构
[1] Univ London London Sch Hyg & Trop Med, Dept Infect & Trop Dis, London WC1E 7HT, England
[2] Hlth Net TPO, Peshawar, Pakistan
[3] Minist Publ Hlth, Kabul, Afghanistan
基金
英国惠康基金;
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D O I
10.3201/eid1210.060051
中图分类号
R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
学科分类号
100102 ;
摘要
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.
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页码:1600 / 1602
页数:3
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