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Spatial cluster analysis of Plasmodium vivax and P. malariae exposure using serological data among Haitian school children sampled between 2014 and 2016.

Adan OviedoCamelia HermanAlaine Kathryn KnipesCaitlin M WorrellLeAnne M FoxLuccene DesirCarl FayetteAlain JavelFranck MonestimeKimberly E MaceMichelle A ChangJean F LemoineKimberly WonVenkatachalam UdhayakumarEric Rogier
Published in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2022)
From school-based surveys conducted from 2014 to 2016, very few Haitian children had evidence of exposure to P. vivax or P. malariae, with no children testing positive for active infection. Spatial scan statistics identified non-overlapping areas of the country with higher seroprevalence for these two malarias. Serological data provides useful information of exposure to very low endemic malaria species in a population that is unlikely to present to clinics with symptomatic infections.
Keyphrases
  • young adults
  • electronic health record
  • plasmodium falciparum
  • big data
  • computed tomography
  • cross sectional
  • magnetic resonance
  • health information
  • deep learning