Geo-Epidemiology of Malaria at the Health Area Level, Dire Health District, Mali, 2013-2017.

ABSTRACT: Background: According to the World Health Organization, there were more than 228 million cases of malaria globally in 2018, with 93% of cases occurring in Africa; in Mali, a 13% increase in the number of cases was observed between 2015 and 2018; this study aimed to evaluate the impact of meteorological and environmental factors on the geo-epidemiology of malaria in the health district of Dire, Mali. Methods: Meteorological and environmental variables were synthesized using principal component analysis and multiple correspondence analysis, the relationship between malaria incidence and synthetic indicators was determined using a multivariate general additive model; hotspots were detected by SaTScan. Results: Malaria incidence showed high inter and intra-annual variabili

SUBMITTER: Cissoko M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7312793 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature