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TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE
卷 98, 期 7, 页码 400-408出版社
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1016/j.trstmh.2003.11.005
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malaria; highland malaria; Plasmodium falciparum; topography; spatial analysis; Tanzania
We investigated whether the risk of infection with malaria parasites was related to topography in the Usambara Mountains, Tanzania. Clinical surveys were carried out in seven villages, situated at attitudes from 300 m to 1650 m. Each village was mapped and incorporated into a Digital Terrain Model. Univariate analysis showed that the risk of splenomegaly declined with increasing attitude and with decreasing potential for water to accumulate. Logistic regression showed that attitude atone could correctly predict 73% of households where an occupant had an enlarged spleen or not. The inclusion of land where water is Likely to accumulate within 400 m of each household increased the accuracy of the overall model slightly to 76%, but significantly improved predictions between 1000m and 1200m, where malaria is unstable, and likely to be epidemic. This novel approach illustrates how topography could help identify local areas prone to epidemics in the African highlands. (C) 2004 Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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