malariaAtlas: an R interface to global malariometric data hosted by the Malaria Atlas Project

2018153 citationsJournal Articlegold Open Access

Authors

Daniel Pfeffer · University of Oxford

Tim Lucas · University of Oxford

Daniel May · University of Oxford

Joseph Harris · University of Oxford

Jennifer Rozier · University of Oxford

Katherine A. Twohig · University of Oxford

Ursula Dalrymple ·

Abstract

malariaAtlas is the first open-access R-interface to malariometric data, providing a new and reproducible means of accessing such data within a freely available and commonly used statistical software environment. In this way, the malariaAtlas package aims to contribute to the environment of data-sharing within the malaria research community.

Topics & Keywords

Malaria Research and Control Mosquito-borne diseases and control Livestock and Poultry Management

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Malaria Journal

Volume 17, Issue 1, pp. 352-352

DOI: 10.1186/s12936-018-2500-5

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