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SUBMITTER: Briet OJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC183859 | biostudies-literature | 2003 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Briët Olivier J T OJ Gunawardena Dissanayake M DM van der Hoek Wim W Amerasinghe Felix P FP
Malaria journal 20030722
<h4>Background</h4>Despite a relatively good national case reporting system in Sri Lanka, detailed maps of malaria distribution have not been publicly available.<h4>Methods</h4>In this study, monthly records over the period 1995 - 2000 of microscopically confirmed malaria parasite positive blood film readings, at sub-district spatial resolution, were used to produce maps of malaria distribution across the island. Also, annual malaria trends at district resolution were displayed for the period 19 ...[more]