A validation of the Malaria Atlas Project maps and development of a new map of malaria transmission in Sokoto, Nigeria: a cross-sectional study using geographic information systems

A validation of the Malaria Atlas Project maps and development of a new map of malaria transmission in Sokoto, Nigeria: a cross-sectional study using geographic information systems

Abstract Background Malaria remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality among children in Africa. There is inadequate information regarding malaria transmission-intensity in some of the worst-affected parts of sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The Malaria Atlas Project (MAP) was developed in 2006, to p...

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Main Authors: Usman Nasir Nakakana, Ismaila Ahmed Mohammed, B. O. Onankpa, Ridwan M. Jega, Nma Muhammad Jiya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-04-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
Malaria
Endemicity
Malaria Atlas Project
Mapping
Nigeria
Geographic information systems
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-020-03214-8

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