The multiplicity of malaria transmission: a review of entomological inoculation rate measurements and methods across sub-Saharan Africa
Abstract Plasmodium falciparum malaria is a serious tropical disease that causes more than one million deaths each year, most of them in Africa. It is transmitted by a range of Anopheles mosquitoes and the risk of disease varies greatly across the continent. The "entomological inoculation rate&...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:91a1f4539ad147ddb013085dde58ecc7 2023-05-15T15:07:50+02:00 The multiplicity of malaria transmission: a review of entomological inoculation rate measurements and methods across sub-Saharan Africa Kelly-Hope Louise A McKenzie F Ellis 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-8-19 https://doaj.org/article/91a1f4539ad147ddb013085dde58ecc7 EN eng BMC http://www.malariajournal.com/content/8/1/19 https://doaj.org/toc/1475-2875 doi:10.1186/1475-2875-8-19 1475-2875 https://doaj.org/article/91a1f4539ad147ddb013085dde58ecc7 Malaria Journal, Vol 8, Iss 1, p 19 (2009) Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 article 2009 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-8-19 2022-12-30T22:08:37Z Abstract Plasmodium falciparum malaria is a serious tropical disease that causes more than one million deaths each year, most of them in Africa. It is transmitted by a range of Anopheles mosquitoes and the risk of disease varies greatly across the continent. The "entomological inoculation rate" is the commonly-used measure of the intensity of malaria transmission, yet the methods used are currently not standardized, nor do they take the ecological, demographic, and socioeconomic differences across populations into account. To better understand the multiplicity of malaria transmission, this study examines the distribution of transmission intensity across sub-Saharan Africa, reviews the range of methods used, and explores ecological parameters in selected locations. It builds on an extensive geo-referenced database and uses geographical information systems to highlight transmission patterns, knowledge gaps, trends and changes in methodologies over time, and key differences between land use, population density, climate, and the main mosquito species. The aim is to improve the methods of measuring malaria transmission, to help develop the way forward so that we can better assess the impact of the large-scale intervention programmes, and rapid demographic and environmental change taking place across Africa. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Malaria Journal 8 1 |
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Abstract Plasmodium falciparum malaria is a serious tropical disease that causes more than one million deaths each year, most of them in Africa. It is transmitted by a range of Anopheles mosquitoes and the risk of disease varies greatly across the continent. The "entomological inoculation rate" is the commonly-used measure of the intensity of malaria transmission, yet the methods used are currently not standardized, nor do they take the ecological, demographic, and socioeconomic differences across populations into account. To better understand the multiplicity of malaria transmission, this study examines the distribution of transmission intensity across sub-Saharan Africa, reviews the range of methods used, and explores ecological parameters in selected locations. It builds on an extensive geo-referenced database and uses geographical information systems to highlight transmission patterns, knowledge gaps, trends and changes in methodologies over time, and key differences between land use, population density, climate, and the main mosquito species. The aim is to improve the methods of measuring malaria transmission, to help develop the way forward so that we can better assess the impact of the large-scale intervention programmes, and rapid demographic and environmental change taking place across Africa. |
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The multiplicity of malaria transmission: a review of entomological inoculation rate measurements and methods across sub-Saharan Africa |
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The multiplicity of malaria transmission: a review of entomological inoculation rate measurements and methods across sub-Saharan Africa |
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