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To assess temporal and spatial patterns of malaria transmission, vector dispersion, and infection prevalence in a densely populated suburban environment.

November 1, 1997American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

The Matola Malaria Project: a Temporal and Spatial Study of Malaria Transmission and Disease in a Suburban Area of Maputo, Mozambique

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RTRicardo ThompsonStatens Serum Institut KBKamilla BegtrupNovo Nordisk (Denmark)NCNelson CuambaInstituto Nacional de Saúde

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Observational spatial study reveals a sharp distance-dependent malaria risk gradient in suburban residents, suggesting targeted vector control near breeding sites is highly effective.

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To assess temporal and spatial patterns of malaria transmission, vector dispersion, and infection prevalence in a densely populated suburban environment.
Conducted a longitudinal spatial and temporal survey from December 1992 to June 1995 in a suburban region with a mean population density of 2,737/km².
Measured Plasmodium falciparum prevalence and entomologic inoculation rates across varied distances from vector breeding sites.
Plasmodium falciparum prevalence exhibited a steep gradient, declining from 59.0% immediately adjacent to breeding sites to 5.4% several hundred meters away.
Entomologic inoculation rates ranged from undetectable levels in certain districts to 20 infectious bites per person per year in others.
Malaria risk was 6.2 times higher for individuals residing less than 200 meters from breeding sites compared to those living 500 meters or more away.

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Thompson et al. (1997) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a0fe9742badbc352afef107 https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.1997.57.550

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Observational spatial study reveals a sharp distance-dependent malaria risk gradient in suburban residents, suggesting targeted vector control near breeding sites is highly effective.

The Matola Malaria Project: a Temporal and Spatial Study of Malaria Transmission and Disease in a Suburban Area of Maputo, Mozambique

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