Title |
A new world malaria map: Plasmodium falciparum endemicity in 2010
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Published in |
Malaria Journal, December 2011
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DOI | 10.1186/1475-2875-10-378 |
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Authors |
Peter W Gething, Anand P Patil, David L Smith, Carlos A Guerra, Iqbal RF Elyazar, Geoffrey L Johnston, Andrew J Tatem, Simon I Hay |
Abstract |
Transmission intensity affects almost all aspects of malaria epidemiology and the impact of malaria on human populations. Maps of transmission intensity are necessary to identify populations at different levels of risk and to evaluate objectively options for disease control. To remain relevant operationally, such maps must be updated frequently. Following the first global effort to map Plasmodium falciparum malaria endemicity in 2007, this paper describes the generation of a new world map for the year 2010. This analysis is extended to provide the first global estimates of two other metrics of transmission intensity for P. falciparum that underpin contemporary questions in malaria control: the entomological inoculation rate (PfEIR) and the basic reproductive number (PfR). |
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United Kingdom | 2 | 22% |
United States | 2 | 22% |
Peru | 1 | 11% |
Unknown | 4 | 44% |
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Members of the public | 6 | 67% |
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 22% |
Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 11% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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United Kingdom | 6 | <1% |
United States | 5 | <1% |
Brazil | 4 | <1% |
Tanzania, United Republic of | 3 | <1% |
Thailand | 2 | <1% |
Kenya | 2 | <1% |
Portugal | 1 | <1% |
Ghana | 1 | <1% |
India | 1 | <1% |
Other | 10 | 1% |
Unknown | 830 | 96% |
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Student > Ph. D. Student | 161 | 19% |
Student > Master | 157 | 18% |
Researcher | 137 | 16% |
Student > Bachelor | 97 | 11% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 54 | 6% |
Other | 139 | 16% |
Unknown | 120 | 14% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 216 | 25% |
Medicine and Dentistry | 160 | 18% |
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 73 | 8% |
Environmental Science | 38 | 4% |
Social Sciences | 29 | 3% |
Other | 191 | 22% |
Unknown | 158 | 18% |