Malaria Risk Mapping for Control in the Republic of Sudan

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dc.FacultyEndemic Diseasesen_US
dc.contributor.authorNoor, Abdisalan M.
dc.contributor.authorElMardi, Khalid A.
dc.contributor.authorAbdelgader, Tarig M.
dc.contributor.authorPatil, Anand P.
dc.contributor.authorAmine, Ahmed A. A.
dc.contributor.authorBakhiet, Sahar
dc.contributor.authorMukhtar, Moawia M.
dc.date2015
dc.date.accessioned2015-11-23T09:46:18Z
dc.date.available2015-11-23T09:46:18Z
dc.date.issued2015-11-23
dc.date.submitted2015
dc.description.abstractEvidence shows that malaria risk maps are rarely tailored to address national control program ambitions. Here, we generate a malaria risk map adapted for malaria control in Sudan. Community Plasmodium falciparum parasite rate (Pf PR) data from 2000 to 2010 were assembled and were standardized to 2–10 years of age (PfPR2–10). Space-time Bayesian geostatistical methods were used to generate a map of malaria risk for 2010. Surfaces of aridity, urbanization, irrigation schemes, and refugee camps were combined with the PfPR2–10 map to tailor the epidemiological stratification for appropriate intervention design. In 2010, a majority of the geographical area of the Sudan had risk of < 1% PfPR2–10. Areas of meso- and hyperendemic risk were located in the south. About 80% of Sudan’s population in 2011 was in the areas in the desert, urban centers, or where risk was < 1% PfPR2–10. Aggregated data suggest reducing risks in some high transmission areas since the 1960sen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://khartoumspace.uofk.edu/123456789/17265
dc.publisheruniversity of khartoumen_US
dc.subjectMalaria Risk Mapping for Control in the Republic of Sudanen_US
dc.titleMalaria Risk Mapping for Control in the Republic of Sudanen_US
dc.typePublicationen_US

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