Forecasting malaria incidence based on monthly case reports and environmental factors in Karuzi, Burundi, 1997–2003
Open Access
- 24 September 2007
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Malaria Journal
- Vol. 6 (1) , 129
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-6-129
Abstract
The objective of this work was to develop a model to predict malaria incidence in an area of unstable transmission by studying the association between environmental variables and disease dynamics.Keywords
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