Spatial variation of Anopheles-transmitted Wuchereria bancrofti and Plasmodium falciparum infection densities in Papua New Guinea

Neal D. Alexander; Rana A. Moyeed; Phil J. Hyun; Zachary B. Dimber; Moses J. Bockarie; Julian Stander; Bryan T. Grenfell; James W. Kazura; Michael P. Alpers

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Spatial variation of Anopheles-transmitted Wuchereria bancrofti and Plasmodium falciparum infection densities in Papua New Guinea

Neal D. Alexander, Rana A. Moyeed, Phil J. Hyun, Zachary B. Dimber, Moses J. Bockarie, Julian Stander, Bryan T. Grenfell, James W. Kazura, Michael P. Alpers

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The spatial variation of Wuchereria bancrofti and Plasmodium falciparum infection densities was measured in a rural area of Papua New Guinea where they share anopheline vectors. The spatial correlation of W. bancrofti was found to reduce by half over an estimated distance of 1.7 km, much smaller than the 50 km grid used by the World Health Organization rapid mapping method. For P. falciparum, negligible spatial correlation was found. After mass treatment with anti-filarial drugs, there was negligible correlation between the changes in the densities of the two parasites.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	14
Journal	Filaria Journal
Volume	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1186/1475-2883-2-14
State	Published - Sep 14 2003
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