Quantitative, model-based estimates of variability in the generation and serial intervals of Plasmodium falciparum malaria

Malaria Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 1-12

  Huber, John H ^a   Johnston, Geoffrey L ^b   Greenhouse, Bryan ^c   Smith, David L ^d   Perkins, T Alex ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^b APPLE INC   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Malaria elimination; Mathematical model; Statistical inference

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HUMAN; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MOSQUITO; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PARASITE VIRULENCE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SERIAL INTERVAL;

EID: 84995494431     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12936-016-1537-6     Document Type: Article

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