Comparison of deforestation and forest land use factors for malaria elimination in Myanmar.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Within the remote region of Ann Township in Myanmar's Rakhine State, malaria prevalence has remained steady at ∼10% of the population from 2016-2019. Previous studies have linked areas of higher malaria prevalence in the region to heavily forested areas, however, little is known about how people live, work, and move through these areas. This work aims to disentangle landscape from land use in regard to malaria exposure.

Methods

We investigated the roles of forest cover, forest loss, and land use activities with malaria prevalence through the combined use of land use surveys, malaria surveillance, and satellite earth observations.

Results

Our results confirm previous research that linked areas of high forest cover with high malaria prevalence. However, areas

SUBMITTER: Hoffman-Hall A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10393544 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature