Spatial patterns of incident malaria cases and their household contacts in a single clinic catchment area of Chongwe District, Zambia

Malaria Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Pinchoff, Jessie ^a   Henostroza, German ^b,f   Carter, Bryan S ^c   Roberts, Sarah T ^d   Hatwiinda, Sisa ^b   Hamainza, Busiku ^e   Hawela, Moonga ^e   Curriero, Frank C ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Primary Care and Health Systems Department   (Zambia)

^c MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^e Chainama Hills College Hospital   (Zambia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Active case detection; Malaria; Spatial statistics; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALARIA; MALE; RAPID TEST; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPACE; ZAMBIA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FAMILY SIZE; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; PARASITOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; SEASON; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALARIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT; ZAMBIA;

EID: 84938768418     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12936-015-0793-1     Document Type: Article

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