Household level spatio-temporal analysis of Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax malaria in Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The global decline of malaria burden and goals for elimination has led to an increased interest in the fine-scale epidemiology of malaria. Micro-geographic heterogeneity of malaria infection could have implications for designing targeted small-area interventions.

Methods

Two-year longitudinal cohort study data were used to explore the spatial and spatio-temporal distribution of malaria episodes in 2040 children aged < 10 years in 16 villages near the Gilgel-Gibe hydropower dam in Southwest Ethiopia. All selected households (HHs) were geo-referenced, and children were followed up through weekly house-to-house visits for two consecutive years to identify febrile episodes of P. falciparum and P. vivax infections. After confirming the spatial dependence of malaria epi

SUBMITTER: Seyoum D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5397782 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature