Spatio-temporal variation of malaria hotspots in Central Senegal, 2008-2012.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In malaria endemic areas, identifying spatio-temporal hotspots is becoming an important element of innovative control strategies targeting transmission bottlenecks. The aim of this work was to describe the spatio-temporal variation of malaria hotspots in central Senegal and to identify the meteorological, environmental, and preventive factors that influence this variation.

Methods

This study analysed the weekly incidence of malaria cases recorded from 2008 to 2012 in 575 villages of central Senegal (total population approximately 500,000) as part of a trial of seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC). Data on weekly rainfall and annual vegetation types were obtained for each village through remote sensing. The time series of weekly malaria incidence for the entire s

SUBMITTER: Dieng S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7301493 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature