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The Malaria Atlas Project: Developing Global Maps of Malaria Risk

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  • Simon I Hay
  • Robert W Snow

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The primary goal of the recently launched Malaria Atlas Project is to develop the science of malaria cartography.

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  • Simon I Hay & Robert W Snow, 2006. "The Malaria Atlas Project: Developing Global Maps of Malaria Risk," PLOS Medicine, Public Library of Science, vol. 3(12), pages 1-5, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pmed00:0030473
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0030473
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    3. The malERA Consultative Group on Monitoring, Evaluation, and Surveillance, 2011. "A Research Agenda for Malaria Eradication: Monitoring, Evaluation, and Surveillance," PLOS Medicine, Public Library of Science, vol. 8(1), pages 1-8, January.

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