Review Article

Landscape Ecology and Epidemiology of Malaria Associated with Rubber Plantations in Thailand: Integrated Approaches to Malaria Ecotoping

Table 2

A profile of the Klong Khak MRP ecotopea that exhibits malaria infections in relation to rubber plantation practices during a two-year period, 2013-2014.

Patient IDAge (yr)GenderType of infectionDay of illnessDay of diagnosisTime lag (month)

TBDKK3A1b33MPV16 February 201318 February 20130
TBDKK3D16FPV17 March 201319 March 20131
TBDKK3A1b33MPV7 May 20137 May 20133
TBDKK3B125MPF30 July 20131 August 20130
TBDKK3C140MPF30 July 20131 August 20130
TBDKK3A2c52FPV17 December 201317 December 20137
TBDKK3C227MPM28 May 201429 May 20140

MRP ecotope code—TBDKK3.
M: male, F: female, PF: P. falciparum, PM: P. malariae, and PV: P. vivax.
bFirst index case for the MIP who developed relapse of P. vivax within 3 months after radical first-line treatment using 2,500 mg chloroquine and 210 mg primaquine.
The initial time lag, 0 months, refers to the day of diagnosis for any type of the Plasmodium infection for bthe first index case up to that of cany sequential case with the same type of the Plasmodium infection within a year.