Application of serological tools and spatial analysis to investigate malaria transmission dynamics in highland areas of Southwest Uganda

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 94, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 1251-1258

  Lynch, Caroline A ^a   Cook, Jackie ^a   Nanyunja, Sarah ^b   Bruce, Jane ^a   Bhasin, Amit ^a   Drakeley, Chris ^a   Roper, Cally ^a   Pearce, Richard ^a   Rwakimari, John B ^c   Abeku, Tarekegn A ^d   Corran, Patrick ^a   Cox, Jonathan ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b MAKERERE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Uganda)

^c Abt   (Uganda)

^d MALARIA CONSORTIUM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE; DISEASE CARRIER; MALARIA CONTROL; PARASITE; SEROPREVALENCE; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; UGANDA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMAL; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALARIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGY; SEROLOGY; SOCIOECONOMICS; TRANSMISSION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALTITUDE; ANIMALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALARIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SEROLOGIC TESTS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UGANDA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84971554735     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.15-0653     Document Type: Article

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