Malaria transmission, infection, and disease at three sites with varied transmission intensity in Uganda: implications for malaria control

• Published in: The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene Vol. 92; no. 5; pp. 903 - 912
• Main Authors: Kamya, Moses R, Arinaitwe, Emmanuel, Wanzira, Humphrey, Katureebe, Agaba, Barusya, Chris, Kigozi, Simon P, Kilama, Maxwell, Tatem, Andrew J, Rosenthal, Philip J, Drakeley, Chris, Lindsay, Steve W, Staedke, Sarah G, Smith, David L, Greenhouse, Bryan, Dorsey, Grant
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 01.05.2015
• Subjects: Anemia - drug therapy; Anemia - epidemiology; Animals; Child; Child, Preschool; Cohort Studies; Culicidae - parasitology; Female; Geography; Humans; Incidence; Infant; Insect Bites and Stings; Insect Vectors - parasitology; Insecticide-Treated Bednets; Malaria - drug therapy; Malaria - epidemiology; Malaria - prevention & control; Malaria - transmission; Male; Mosquito Control; Prevalence; Prospective Studies; Rural Population; Uganda - epidemiology; Uganda

The intensification of control interventions has led to marked reductions in malaria burden in some settings, but not others. To provide a comprehensive description of malaria epidemiology in Uganda, we conducted surveillance studies over 24 months in 100 houses randomly selected from each of three...