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Review
. 2010 Feb 9;7(2):e1000209.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1000209.

Developing global maps of the dominant anopheles vectors of human malaria

Simon I Hay  1 , Marianne E Sinka, Robi M Okara, Caroline W Kabaria, Philip M Mbithi, Carolynn C Tago, David Benz, Peter W Gething, Rosalind E Howes, Anand P Patil, William H Temperley, Michael J Bangs, Theeraphap Chareonviriyaphap, Iqbal R F Elyazar, Ralph E Harbach, Janet Hemingway, Sylvie Manguin, Charles M Mbogo, Yasmin Rubio-Palis, H Charles J Godfray
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Review

Developing global maps of the dominant anopheles vectors of human malaria

Simon I Hay et al. PLoS Med. .

Abstract

Simon Hay and colleagues describe how the Malaria Atlas Project has collated anopheline occurrence data to map the geographic distributions of the dominant mosquito vectors of human malaria.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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