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Sinka, Marianne E, Bangs, Michael J, Manguin, Sylvie, Rubio-Palis, Yasmin, Chareonviriyaphap, Theeraphap, Coetzee, Maureen, Mbogo, Charles M, Hemingway, Janet 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3200-7173, Patil, Anand P, Temperley, William H, Gething, Peter W, Kabaria, Caroline W, Burkot, Thomas R, Harbach, Ralph E and Hay, Simon I
(2012)
'A global map of dominant malaria vectors'. Parasites & Vectors, Vol 5, e69.
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Abstract
Background
Global maps, in particular those based on vector distributions, have long been used to help visualise the global extent of malaria. Few, however, have been created with the support of a comprehensive and extensive evidence-based approach.
Methods
Here we describe the generation of a global map of the dominant vector species (DVS) of malaria that makes use of predicted distribution maps for individual species or species complexes.
Results
Our global map highlights the spatial variability in the complexity of the vector situation. In Africa, An. gambiae, An. arabiensis and An. funestus are co-dominant across much of the continent, whereas in the Asian-Pacific region there is a highly complex situation with multi-species coexistence and variable species dominance.
Conclusions
The competence of the mapping methodology to accurately portray DVS distributions is discussed. The comprehensive and contemporary database of species-specific spatial occurrence (currently available on request) will be made directly available via the Malaria Atlas Project (MAP) website from early 2012.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Additional Information: | The electronic version of this article is the complete one and can be found online at: http://www.parasitesandvectors.com/content/5/1/69 |
| Subjects: | W General Medicine. Health Professions > W 26.5 Informatics. Health informatics QX Parasitology > Insects. Other Parasites > QX 515 Anopheles WB Practice of Medicine > Medical Climatology > WB 700 Medical climatology. Geography of disease WC Communicable Diseases > Tropical and Parasitic Diseases > WC 750 Malaria WC Communicable Diseases > Tropical and Parasitic Diseases > WC 755 Epidemiology |
| Faculty: Department: | Groups (2002 - 2012) > Vector Group |
| Digital Object Identifer (DOI): | https://doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-5-69 |
| Depositing User: | Martin Chapman |
| Date Deposited: | 16 Dec 2014 14:50 |
| Last Modified: | 06 Feb 2018 13:08 |
| URI: | https://archive.lstmed.ac.uk/id/eprint/4675 |
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