Title
A cost comparison of two malaria control methods in Kyunggi Province, Republic of Korea, using remote sensing and geographic information systems
Abstract
A cost-comparison of two methods for the control of malaria in the Republic of Korea was performed. The cost of larviciding with methoprene granules was estimated at $93.48/hectare. The annual cost of providing chemoprophylaxis was estimated at $37.53/person. Remote sensing and geographic information systems were used to obtain estimates of the size of vector larval habitats around two U.S. Army camps, allowing an estimate of the cost of larviciding around each of the camps. This estimate was compared to the cost of providing chloroquine and primaquine chemoprophylaxis for the camp populations. Costs on each of the camps differed by the size of the larval habitats and the size of the at-risk population. These tools allow extrapolation of larval surveillance data to a regional scale while simultaneously providing site-specific cost analysis, thus reducing the cost and labor associated with vector surveillance over large areas.
Department(s)
Master of Public Health
Document Type
Article
DOI
https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.2002.66.680
Publication Date
2002
Recommended Citation
Claborn, David M., Penny M. Masuoka, Terry A. Klein, Tomoko Hooper, Arthur Lee, and Richard G. Andre. "A cost comparison of two malaria control methods in Kyunggi Province, Republic of Korea, using remote sensing and geographic information systems." The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene 66, no. 6 (2002): 680-685.
Journal Title
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene
