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that are unrealistic for a particular population at a particular time, and also to build models

with the appropriate level of complexity. Moreso, the prevailing global capacity for state-

of-the-art analysis of malaria-related data is in advanced countries where there is no local

malaria transmission [158]. In order to achieve improved control, elimination and maybe

eventually eradication, the geographic disparities of data analysis capacity need to be ad-

dressed urgently. Otherwise malaria data analysts will continue to reside far away from the

location of data collection and the field staff who understand them. This will limit their

ability to adequately analyze and interpret the malaria data [158].

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

This chapter is partly based on work performed within the framework of IMAAC

(https://imaac.eu/) related to COST Action CA16227 (Investigation & Mathe-

matical Analysis of Avant-garde Disease Control via Mosquito Nano-Tech-Repellents,

https://cost.eu/actions/CA16227/), supported by COST Association (Euro-

pean Cooperation in Science and Technology).

GLOSSARY

Epidemiological Terms: The definitions of some commonly-used special terms related

to immunity, and that of some general epidemiological terms are given here.

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