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Figure 1.10, cont'd
and
P. vivax
cases. When necessary, the missing data were extrapolated from
Pv
API data estimates from preceding years or parasite species ratios con-
firmed by alternative sources. The aim was to obtain data for the four most
recent previous years (up to 2010) at the second administrative (ADMIN2)
level (or third, ADMIN3, if data were available). To map the
Pv
API data,
the information was reconciled to the digital administrative boundaries
available from the 2009 Global Administrative Unit Layers (GAUL) from
the Food and Agriculture Association of the United Nations (FAO) within
the Food Security for Action Programme (
FAO, 2008
).
Pv
API data were
