Fig. 3.

Descriptive plots of the RDT-confirmed case data available in the NMCP database for 2010–2015. a Raw reported confirmed case numbers in the NMCP database, aggregated monthly into the eight ecozones. Additional plots including individual ecozone plots are available in Additional file 2. b Raw reported age-specific monthly incidence of RDT-confirmed cases per 1000 population. Population size is estimated annually based on a fixed growth rate (see “Methods” section). All-age population estimates for 2015 by ecozone are (Ministry of Health, 2015): A Northwest: 1.907 million; B Northeast: 4.470 million; C Southwest: 2.083 million; D Southeast: 3.855 million; E Highland fringe west: 2.907 million; F Highland fringe east: 5.759 million; G South: 1.298 million; H Central highlands: 1.659 million. Additional plots and tables relating to this data set are included in Additional file 2