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. 2006 Oct;12(10):1600-2.
doi: 10.3201/eid1210.060051.

Spatial epidemiology of Plasmodium vivax, Afghanistan

Simon Brooker  1 , Toby Leslie, Kate Kolaczinski, Engineer Mohsen, Najeebullah Mehboob, Sarah Saleheen, Juma Khudonazarov, Tim Freeman, Archie Clements, Mark Rowland, Jan Kolaczinski
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Spatial epidemiology of Plasmodium vivax, Afghanistan

Simon Brooker et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2006 Oct.

Abstract

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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A) Prevalence of Plasmodium vivax in Afghanistan, according to a 2005 survey (n = 269) and previous prevalence surveys conducted by HealthNet-TPO, 2000–2003 (n = 64). Lower-right inset shows ecologic zones in Afghanistan according to differences in elevation, temperature, and land cover. White, high altitude rangeland; light gray, desert; dark gray, grassland; black, irrigated/marshland. B) Predicted probability of P. vivax transmission (prevalence >0%) in Afghanistan, according to logistic regression model.
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