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| Title |
Optimal temperature for malaria transmission is dramatically lower than previously predicted
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| Published in |
Ecology Letters, October 2012
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| DOI | 10.1111/ele.12015 |
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| Authors |
Erin A. Mordecai, Krijn P. Paaijmans, Leah R. Johnson, Christian Balzer, Tal Ben‐Horin, Emily de Moor, Amy McNally, Samraat Pawar, Sadie J. Ryan, Thomas C. Smith, Kevin D. Lafferty |
| Abstract |
The ecology of mosquito vectors and malaria parasites affect the incidence, seasonal transmission and geographical range of malaria. Most malaria models to date assume constant or linear responses of mosquito and parasite life-history traits to temperature, predicting optimal transmission at 31 °C. These models are at odds with field observations of transmission dating back nearly a century. We build a model with more realistic ecological assumptions about the thermal physiology of insects. Our model, which includes empirically derived nonlinear thermal responses, predicts optimal malaria transmission at 25 °C (6 °C lower than previous models). Moreover, the model predicts that transmission decreases dramatically at temperatures > 28 °C, altering predictions about how climate change will affect malaria. A large data set on malaria transmission risk in Africa validates both the 25 °C optimum and the decline above 28 °C. Using these more accurate nonlinear thermal-response models will aid in understanding the effects of current and future temperature regimes on disease transmission. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 23 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 26% |
| Germany | 2 | 9% |
| France | 1 | 4% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 4% |
| Unknown | 13 | 57% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 19 | 83% |
| Scientists | 3 | 13% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 4% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 619 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 11 | 2% |
| United Kingdom | 5 | <1% |
| France | 2 | <1% |
| Mexico | 2 | <1% |
| Spain | 2 | <1% |
| Tanzania, United Republic of | 1 | <1% |
| Portugal | 1 | <1% |
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| Canada | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 5 | <1% |
| Unknown | 588 | 95% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 131 | 21% |
| Researcher | 103 | 17% |
| Student > Master | 97 | 16% |
| Student > Bachelor | 60 | 10% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 35 | 6% |
| Other | 94 | 15% |
| Unknown | 99 | 16% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 211 | 34% |
| Environmental Science | 83 | 13% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 43 | 7% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 29 | 5% |
| Mathematics | 18 | 3% |
| Other | 111 | 18% |
| Unknown | 124 | 20% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 203. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 30 November 2023.
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