Malaria Metrics
Overview of Malaria Metrology
If we want to manage malaria, we need to measure it [1–3]. Malaria metrics are used to help set rational expectations about malaria control. Note that we do not consider the basic reproductive number, \(R_0,\) because we can not measure it directly.
Measuring Infection
Spleen Rates
Sensitivity and Detection
Light Microscopy
Rapid Diagnostic Tests (RDT)
PCR
Measuring Mosquitoes
Human Biting Rates
Mosquito Feeding Rates
Mosquito Feeding Rates
Measuring Exposure
Entomological Inoculation Rates
Serology
Measuring Care Seeking
References
1.
Hay SI, Smith DL, Snow RW. Measuring malaria endemicity from intense to interrupted transmission. Lancet Infect Dis. 2008;8: 369–378. doi:10.1016/S1473-3099(08)70069-0
2.
Smith DL, Smith TA, Hay SI. Measuring malaria for elimination. In: Feachem RGA, Phillips AA, Targett GAT, editors. Shrinking the Malaria Map. San Francisco, CA: University of California, San Francisco; 2009. pp. 108–126. Available: https://shrinkingthemalariamap.org/sites/default/files/resources/AProspectusonMalariaElimination.pdf
3.
Tusting LS, Bousema T, Smith DL, Drakeley C. Measuring changes in Plasmodium falciparum transmission: Precision, accuracy and costs of metrics. Adv Parasitol. 2014;84: 151–208. doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-800099-1.00003-X