Scatter Plot from Scientific Research

The markers and error bars showing the 95% confidence intervals, represent data (sample sizes given in ref. 7 ) for 7 countries across sub-Saharan Africa to which the meta-regression model in ref. 7 was fitted (CAR, Central African Republic; Uganda, two studies: Kaiser et al. (1996) and Kipp et al. (1994) 7 ). The starting point of mf prevalence for each coloured line corresponds to the modelled threshold biting rate (minimum annual biting rate for onchocerciasis endemicity) for each value of the k E parameter (~ 75; ~ 180, and ~ 350 bites/person/year, respectively, k E = 0.2, 0.3 and 0.4). All simulations were conducted with 300 model repeats.

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