Spatial epidemiology of Plasmodium vivax, Afghanistan.

From: Emerging Infectious Diseases | Date: October 1, 2006| Author: Brooker, Simon; Clements, Archie; Freeman, Tim; Khudonazarov, Juma; Kolaczinski, Jan; Kolaczinski, Kate; Leslie, Toby; Mehboob, Najeebullah; Mohsen, Engineer; Rowland, Mark; Saleheen, Sarah | Copyright information

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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An estimated 64 million persons are at risk for Plasmodium vivax malaria in the eastern Mediterranean region; as many as 25% of these people live in Afghan...

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