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Figure 1.7, cont'd
This suggests, and the literature appears to corroborate, that all vectors
capable of transmitting
P. falciparum
are also capable of transmitting
P. vivax
.
Interestingly, the reverse (all
P. vivax
vectors being capable of transmitting
P.
falciparum
) appears not to hold true.
4. REGIONAL SUMMARIES OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH
SIGNIFICANCE OF
P. VIVAX
MALARIA
4.1. Asia
The Asia region (defined for these purposes as mainland Asia but exclud-
ing the Malaysian Peninsula;
Fig. 1.2
) has, amongst the highest endemic-
ity estimates of
P. vivax
malaria globally (
Fig. 1.3
A2), a diverse range of
