Sero-epidemiological evaluation of changes in Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax transmission patterns over the rainy season in Cambodia

• Published in: Malaria journal Vol. 11; no. 1; p. 86
• Main Authors: Cook, Jackie, Speybroeck, Nico, Sochanta, Tho, Somony, Heng, Sokny, Mao, Claes, Filip, Lemmens, Kristel, Theisen, Michael, Soares, Irene S, D'Alessandro, Umberto, Coosemans, Marc, Erhart, Annette
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 25.03.2012; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Animals; Antibodies, Protozoan - blood; Cambodia; Cambodia - epidemiology; Child; Child, Preschool; Classification and regression tree; Cross-Sectional Studies; Demographic aspects; Disease transmission; Distribution; Elimination; Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; Female; Field study; Humans; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Malaria; Malaria, Falciparum - epidemiology; Malaria, Falciparum - transmission; Malaria, Vivax - epidemiology; Malaria, Vivax - transmission; Male; Middle Aged; Plasmodium falciparum; Plasmodium falciparum - immunology; Plasmodium vivax; Plasmodium vivax - immunology; Principal components analysis; Risk Factors; Seasons; Seroepidemiologic Studies; Serology; Towns; Young Adult; Cambodia

In Cambodia, malaria transmission is low and most cases occur in forested areas. Sero-epidemiological techniques can be used to identify both areas of ongoing transmission and high-risk groups to be targeted by control interventions. This study utilizes repeated cross-sectional data to assess the ri...