A Long Neglected World Malaria Map: Plasmodium vivax Endemicity in 2010

W. Gething, Peter; Elyazar, Iqbal; L. Moyes, Catherine; L. Smith, David; E. Battle, Katherine; A. Guerra, Carlos; P. Patil, Anand; J. Tatem, Andrew; E. Howes, Rosalind; F. Myers, Monica; B. George, Dylan; Horby, Peter; Wertheim, Heiman; N. Price, Ric; Müeller, Ivo; Kevin Baird, J.; I Hay, Simon

doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0001814

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A Long Neglected World Malaria Map: Plasmodium vivax Endemicity in 2010

Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases • Sep 6, 2012

Authors:

Peter W. Gething

Iqbal Elyazar

Catherine L. Moyes

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Current understanding of the spatial epidemiology and geographical distribution of Plasmodium vivax is far less developed than that for P. falciparum, representing a barrier to rational strategies for control and elimination. Here we present the first systematic effort to map the global ...

Subject

Malaria

Plasmodium vivax

Vivax malaria

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