Table 2

Expected malaria incidence by forecasting model and observed monthly malaria notification rates per 100 inhabitants of Karuzi, Burundi, in the derivation period 1997–2001.

Month
Expected
Observed
Month
Expected
Observed

Jan 1997
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1.7
Jul
8.5
6.9
Feb
1.4
1.6
Aug
6.5
4.4
Mar
3.2
1.7
Sep
5.5
5.7
Apr
1.7
2.2
Oct
5.5
7.6
May
1.9
2.3
Nov
8
8.9
Jun
3.3
3.8
Dec
7.9
8.1
Jul
3.6
4.9
Jan 2000
8.2
7.9
Aug
4.9
2.1
Feb
7.8
6.5
Sep
1.7
1.9
Mar
7.2
4.2
Oct
3.5
2.3
Apr
4
3.5
Nov
1.9
2.4
May
3.4
6.5
Dec
3.8
2.8
Jun
5.2
10.4
Jan 1998
2.6
2.7
Jul
9.3
6.8
Feb
2.2
4.1
Aug
6.5
5.6
Mar
5
4.1
Sep
5.5
5.4
Apr
3.5
4
Oct
4.3
9.5
May
4.2
2.3
Nov
7.7
41.6
Jun
1.8
2.7
Dec
34.5
42.2
Jul
3.3
2.4
Jan 2001
34.4
35.3
Aug
2.9
2.1
Feb
29.4
24.4
Sep
2.7
2.8
Mar
21.4
25.9
Oct
3.9
3.4
Apr
22.4
13.2
Nov
3
4.3
May
12.2
11.4
Dec
4.3
4.2
Jun
9.8
7.7
Jan 1999
5.3
4.5
Jul
7.2
6.2
Feb
4.1
3.8
Aug
6.6
6
Mar
5
4.1
Sep
5.5
4.3
Apr
3.6
2.2
Oct
5.2
5
May
2.9
5.6
Nov
5.9
5.9
Jun
5.5
9.4
Dec
4.8
6

Gomez-Elipe et al. Malaria Journal 2007 6:129   doi:10.1186/1475-2875-6-129