Identifying Plasmodium falciparum transmission patterns through parasite prevalence and entomological inoculation rate

This study was generously supported by Dioraphte Foundation, The Netherlands. RSM received ad552 ditional support from an NIH-funded postdoctoral fellowship (T32AI007524). The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the funders. We thank African Parks and The Hunger Project for their significant and practical contributions in facilitating the study. We are grateful to the entire Majete Malaria Project team for their tireless efforts in carrying out the study. The population of the study area is thanked for their cooperation with the study. We also thank: Alex Hiscox for advice on mosquito sampling and study design; Jeroen Spitzen for logistical assistance; and Martin Donnelley, Karl Seydel, and their respective laboratory teams for assistance in molecular identification of malaria parasites and anopheline mosquitoes.