About the Authors

Jörn P. W. Scharlemann

Current address: Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Balboa, Ancón, Republic of Panamá

Affiliation Spatial Ecology and Epidemiology Group, Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom

David Benz

Affiliation Spatial Ecology and Epidemiology Group, Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom

Simon I. Hay

Affiliations Spatial Ecology and Epidemiology Group, Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, Malaria Public Health and Epidemiology Group, Centre for Geographic Medicine, Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), University of Oxford, Wellcome Trust Collaborative Programme, Nairobi, Kenya

Bethan V. Purse

Affiliation Spatial Ecology and Epidemiology Group, Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom

Andrew J. Tatem

Affiliations Spatial Ecology and Epidemiology Group, Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, Malaria Public Health and Epidemiology Group, Centre for Geographic Medicine, Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), University of Oxford, Wellcome Trust Collaborative Programme, Nairobi, Kenya

G. R. William Wint

Affiliation Spatial Ecology and Epidemiology Group, Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom

David J. Rogers

To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: david.rogers@zoo.ox.ac.uk

Affiliation Spatial Ecology and Epidemiology Group, Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: DR. Performed the experiments: AT JS DR DB. Analyzed the data: AT JS DR. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: AT JS DR. Wrote the paper: SH AT JS BP DR DB GW. Other: Wrote first draft of the paper: JS.