Spatial patterns of malaria in the Amazon: Implications for surveillance and targeted interventions

Health and Place

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 368-380

  de Castro, Marcia Caldas ^a   Sawyer, Diana Oya ^b   Singer, Burton H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^c PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amazon; Local indicators of spatial association; Malaria; Malaria control; Malaria surveillance

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; MALARIA; SPATIAL VARIATION;

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIVER;

AMAZON RIVER; BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 33846442374     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2006.03.006     Document Type: Article

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