Modeling the influence of local environmental factors on malaria transmission in Benin and its implications for cohort study.

Malaria remains endemic in tropical areas, especially in Africa. For the evaluation of new tools and to further our understanding of host-parasite interactions, knowing the environmental risk of transmission--even at a very local scale--is essential. The aim of this study was to assess how malaria t...

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Main Authors: Gilles Cottrell, Bienvenue Kouwaye, Charlotte Pierrat, Agnès le Port, Aziz Bouraïma, Noël Fonton, Mahouton Norbert Hounkonnou, Achille Massougbodji, Vincent Corbel, André Garcia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3251550?pdf=render