A micro-epidemiological analysis of febrile malaria in Coastal Kenya showing hotspots within hotspots

Malaria transmission is spatially heterogeneous. This reduces the efficacy of control strategies, but focusing control strategies on clusters or ‘hotspots’ of transmission may be highly effective. Among 1500 homesteads in coastal Kenya we calculated (a) the fraction of febrile children with positive...

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Main Authors: Bejon, P, Williams, T, Nyundo, C, Hay, S, Benz, D, Gething, P, Otiende, M, Peshu, J, Bashraheil, M, Greenhouse, B, Bousema, T, Bauni, E, Marsh, K, Smith, D, Borrmann, S
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications 2014