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Predicting Malaria in a Highly Endemic Country using Environmental and Clinical Data Sources
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In 1911, Christophers developed an early-warning system for malaria epidemics in Punjab based on rainfall, fever-related deaths and wheat prices. Since that initial system, researchers and practitioners have continued to search for determinants of… read more -
Malaria Trends in Six Outpatient Sites in Uganda, 2008 - 2011
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Over the past five years, efforts to control malaria have been intensified in Uganda (1). With the intensification of these efforts, accurate and timely data are needed to monitor impact of the interventions and guide malaria control program… read more -
A Novel Method for Defining Health Facility Catchment Areas in a Low Income Country
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The catchment area of a health-care facility is used to assess health service utilization and calculate population-based rates of disease. Current approaches for catchment definition have significant limitations such as being based solely on… read more