CHAART Sensor Evaluation: Malaria

Malaria Characteristics

Infectious agent: Plasmodium spp.; development of parasite within the vector may be associated with air temperature

Vector: Anopheline mosquitoes, which feed at dusk, during the night, or in the early morning hours; require water for egg-laying; bloodmeal preferences, as well as resting habitats (i.e., indoor vs. outdoor) vary by species; distribution of species may be dependent on elevation

Reservoir: Humans

Occurrence

Malaria Distribution
Global mean AVHRR-derived NDVI image for 1987

Sources

Benenson, A. (ed). 1995. Control of Communicable Diseases Manual. 16th Ed., American Public Health Association, Washington, DC.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 1999. Health Information for International Travel 1999-2000. DHHS, Atlanta, GA.

Isselbacher, K.J., J.B Martin, E. Braunwald, A.S. Fauci, J.D. Wilson, D.L. Kasper (eds). 1994. Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine. 13th Ed. McGraw-Hill, Inc.

Jong, E.C., and R. McMullen (eds). 1995. The Travel and Tropical Medicine Manual. 2nd Ed., W.B. Saunders Company, Philadelphia.

Tierney, L.M., Jr., S.J. McPhee, M.A. Papadakis (eds). 1996. Current Medical Diagnosis and Treatment. 35th Ed. Appleton and Lange, Stamford, CT.

World Health Organization. 1997. Progress Report 1996. Division of Control of Tropical Diseases (CTD). Geneva, Switzerland.

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Last updated: 23 Nov 1999