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. 2014 Jan 9;10:9. doi: 10.1186/1746-6148-10-9

Table 7.

Total predicted land area above a 0.5 suitability threshold for the distributional estimates (5th percentile, mean and 95 % percentile) for each transmission cycle in the UN sub-regions of Africa

  Region Sub-region land area (Km2) Land area predicted above 0.5 threshold (Km2 (% of total))
5th percentile Mean 95th percentile
Sylvatic
Western Africa
60 x 105
56 x 102(0.09)
81 x 103(1.3)
25 x 104(4.2)
Central Africa
66 x 105
61 x 104(9.3)
87 x 104(13.2)
13 x 105(20.2)
Southern Africa
27 x 105
22 x 104(8.3)
31 x 104(11.5)
40 x 104(14.9)
Eastern Africa
58 x 105
14 x 105(23.7)
20 x 105(34.9)
25 x 105(44.0)
Northern Africa
82 x 105
12 x 103(0.14)
39 x 103(0.48)
96 x 103(1.2)
Total
29 x 106
22 x 105(7.6)
33 x 105(11.3)
46 x 105(15.7)
Domestic Western Africa
60 x 105
26 x 104(4.3)
47 x 104(7.9)
81 x 104(13.4)
Central Africa
66 x 105
28 x 104(4.2)
50 x 104(7.7)
80 x 104(12.2)
Southern Africa
27 x 105
88 x 103(3.3)
18 x 104(6.8)
37 x 104(14.0)
Eastern Africa
58 x 105
11 x 104(1.9)
30 x 104(5.2)
71 x 104(12.3)
Northern Africa
82 x 105
64 x 102(0.08)
42 x 103(0.51)
20 x 104(2.4)
Total 29 x 106 74 x 104(2.5) 15 x 105(5.1) 30 x 105(10.0)