Background Measuring progress towards Millennium Development Goal 6, including
estimates of, and time trends in, the number of malaria cases, has relied on risk maps …

Background Open access to databases of information generated by the research community
can synergize individual efforts and are epitomized by the genome mapping projects. Open …

We have produced maps of Plasmodium falciparum malaria transmission in West and
Central Africa using the Mapping Malaria Risk in Africa (MARA) database comprising all …

The mapping of malaria risk has a history stretching back over 100 years. The last decade,
however, has seen dramatic progress in the scope, rigour and sophistication of malaria …

Background Falciparum malaria is the most deadly among the four main types of human
malaria. Although great success has been achieved since the launch of the National Malaria …

The global agenda for malaria has, once again, embraced the possibility of eradication. As
history has shown, there will be no single magic bullet that can be applied to every …

Where malaria prospers most, human societies have prospered least. The global distribution
of per-capita gross domestic product shows a striking correlation between malaria and …

Although the burden of Plasmodium falciparum malaria is gradually declining in many parts
of Africa, it is characterized by spatial and temporal variability that presents new and …

Background The efficient allocation of financial resources for malaria control and the optimal
distribution of appropriate interventions require accurate information on the geographic …

In our study we did not address the impact of predicted climate change on malaria incidence
because a complete global assessment is reported elsewhere. Regarding the climate …