Geographical information System (GIS) has emerged as the core of the spatial technology
which integrates wide range of dataset available from different sources including Remote …

Abstract Background Mpumalanga Province, South Africa is a low malaria transmission area
that is subject to malaria epidemics. SaTScan methodology was used by the malaria control …

Background Malaria is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in Ethiopia, accounting
for over five million cases and thousands of deaths annually. The risks of morbidity and …

Background. Transmission of malaria in an area of hypoendemicity in the highlands of
western Kenya is not expected to lead to rapid acquisition of immunity to malaria. However …

Objective To identify risk factors for uncomplicated malaria in highland areas of East Africa at
higher risk of malaria epidemics, in order to design appropriate interventions. Methods …

The spatio-temporal distribution pattern of malaria in Yunnan Province, China was studied
using a geographic information system technique. Both descriptive and temporal scan …

Urban malaria is a growing problem in Africa. Small-scale spatial studies are useful in
identifying foci of malaria transmission in urban communities. A population-based cohort …

The outbreak of influenza A pandemic (H1N1) 2009 prompted many countries in Asia,
previously strongly affected by severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), to respond with …

Highland areas where malaria transmission is unstable are targets for malaria elimination
because transmission decreases to low levels during the dry season. In highland areas of …

Background Clinical malaria has proven an elusive burden to enumerate. Many cases go
undetected by routine disease recording systems. Epidemiologists have, therefore …