| epidemiology of plasmodium falciparum and p. vivax malaria endemic in northern afghanistan. | in 2002, the total malaria burden in afghanistan was estimated to be 3 million cases annually, mainly from takhar and kunduz provinces. field investigations from 2001 to 2007 revealed a rapid resurgence of plasmodium falciparum & p. vivax malaria, with annual incidence rates between 0.0026 & 4.39, and between 0.88 & 13.37 episodes/1,000 person years, respectively. both diseases peaked during 2002, and then declined independently, indicating two differing modes of transmission and epidemiology. a ... | 2008 | 19209754 |