How do recurrent malaria infections occur in clinical cohorts: a mathematical modelling study to support study planning
Recurrent infections in longitudinal studies cannot be estimated directly from disease frequency data. However, this study provides a simple set of equations to calculate the number of expected recurrent events. These models can be easily adapted to represent additional transmission and infection dynamics or to model other recurrent diseases like influenza.
Authors
- Eva Lorenz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6057-0078)
- Ralf Krumkamp
- Lydia Rautman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1735-6295)
- Jürgen May (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7831-8420)
- Oumou Maïga‐Ascofaré (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2947-5651)
Institutions
- Universität Hamburg (DE)
- University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (DE)
- German Center for Infection Research (DE)
- Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine (GH)
- Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Malaria Journal
- Published
- 2025-10-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-025-05594-1
- Primary Topic
- Malaria Research and Control
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00