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Hahn MB, Olson SH, Vittor AY, Barcellos C, Patz JA, Pan W, 2014. Conservation efforts and malaria in the Brazilian Amazon. Am J Trop Med Hyg 90: 591–594.
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Valle D, Clark J, 2013. Conservation efforts may increase malaria burden in the Brazilian Amazon. PLoS One 8: e57519.
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Laporta G, de Prado P, Kraenkel R, Coutinho R, Sallum M, 2013. Biodiversity can help prevent malaria outbreaks in tropical forests. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 7: e2139.
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Keiser J, De Castro M, Maltese M, Bos R, Tanner M, Singer B, Utzinger J, 2005. Effect of irrigation and large dams on the burden of malaria on a global and regional scale. Am J Trop Med Hyg 72: 392–406.
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Moutinho PR, Gil LH, Cruz RB, Ribolla PE, 2011. Population dynamics, structure and behavior of Anopheles darlingi in a rural settlement in the Amazon rainforest of Acre, Brazil. Malar J 10: 174.
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de Castro M, Monte-Mor R, Sawyer D, Singer B, 2006. Malaria risk on the Amazon frontier. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 103: 2452–2457.
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Singer B, De Castro M, 2006. Enhancement and suppression of malaria in the Amazon. Am J Trop Med Hyg 74: 1–2.
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Valle D, Clark J, Zhao K, 2011. Enhanced understanding of infectious diseases by fusing multiple datasets: a case study on malaria in the Western Brazilian Amazon region. PLoS One 6: e27462.
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de Castro M, Sawyer D, Singer B, 2007. Spatial patterns of malaria in the Amazon: implications for surveillance and targeted interventions. Health Place 13: 368–380.
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Barros F, Arruda M, Gurgel H, Honorio N, 2011. Spatial clustering and longitudinal variation of Anopheles darlingi (Diptera: Culicidae) larvae in a river of the Amazon: the importance of the forest fringe and of obstructions to flow in frontier malaria. Bull Entomol Res 101: 643–658.
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Parry L, Day B, Amaral S, Peres C, 2010. Drivers of rural exodus from Amazonian headwaters. Popul Environ 32: 137–176.
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Parry L, Peres C, Day B, Amaral S, 2010. Rural-urban migration brings conservation threats and opportunities to Amazonian watersheds. Conserv Lett 3: 251–259.
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Olson SH, Gangnon R, Elguero E, Durieux L, Guegan J-F, Foley JA, Patz JA, 2009. Links between climate, malaria, and wetlands in the Amazon basin. Emerg Infect Dis 15: 659–662.
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Olson SH, Gangnon R, Silveira GA, Patz JA, 2010. Deforestation and malaria in Mancio Lima county, Brazil. Emerg Infect Dis 16: 1108–1115.
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Singh A, Pathak PK, Chauhan RK, Pan W, 2011. Infant and child mortality in India in the last two decades: a geospatial analysis. PLoS One 6: e26856.
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Vittor AY, Gilman RH, Tielsch J, Glass G, Shields T, Lozano WS, Pinedo-Cancino V, Patz JA, 2006. The effect of deforestation on the human-biting rate of Anopheles darlingi, the primary vector of Falciparum malaria in the Peruvian Amazon. Am J Trop Med Hyg 74: 3–11.
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Vittor AY, Pan W, Gilman RH, Tielsch J, Glass G, Shields T, Sanchez-Lozano W, Pinedo VV, Salas-Cobos E, Flores S, Patz JA, 2009. Linking deforestation to malaria in the Amazon: characterization of the breeding habitat of the principal malaria vector, Anopheles darlingi. Am J Trop Med Hyg 81: 5–12.
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Vittor A, 2003. Associations between vegetation, vector ecology and malaria epidemiology in the Peruvian Amazon. PhD thesis, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD.
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Joppa L, Loarie S, Pimm S, 2008. On the protection of “protected areas.” Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 105: 6673–6678.
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Barona E, Ramankutty N, Hyman G, Coomes OT, 2010. The role of pasture and soybean in deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon. Environmental Research Letters 5, 024002. doi:10.1088/1748-9326/5/2/024002. Open access journal. Available at: http://iopscience.iop.org/1748-9326/5/2/024002/fulltext/.
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Nolte C, Agrawal A, Silvius K, Soares B, 2013. Governance regime and location influence avoided deforestation success of protected areas in the Brazilian Amazon. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 110: 4956–4961.
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Lafferty KD, Wood CL, 2013. It's a myth that protection against disease is a strong and general service of biodiversity conservation: repsonse to Ostfeld and Keesing. Trends Ecol Evol 28: 503–504.
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Ostfeld R, 2013. A Candide response to Panglossian accusations by Randolph and Dobson: biodiversity buffers disease. Parasitology 140: 1196–1198.
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Ostfeld RS, Keesing F, 2013. Straw men don't get Lyme disease: response to Wood and Lafferty. Trends Ecol Evol 28: 502–503.
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Randolph S, 2013. Commentary on ‘A Candide response to Panglossian accusations by Randolph and Dobson: biodiversity buffers disease’ by Dr R. Ostfeld (Parasitology 2013, in press). Parasitology 140: 1199–1200.
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Randolph S, Dobson A, 2012. Pangloss revisited: a critique of the dilution effect and the biodiversity-buffers-disease paradigm. Parasitology 139: 847–863.
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Hahn MC, Gangnon RE, Barcellos C, Asner GP, Patz JA, 2014. Influence of deforestation, loggin, and fire on malaria in the Brazilian Amazon. PLOS One 9: e85725.
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Response to the Critique by Hahn and Others Entitled “Conservation and Malaria in the Brazilian Amazon”
Denis Valle
Denis Valle
School of Forest Resources and Conservation, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
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Hahn and others have recently criticized our study, “Conservation efforts may increase malaria burden in the Brazilian Amazon,” suggesting that results were flawed because of methodological limitations. Here, we briefly comment on some of their claims, showing that (1) several of their criticisms are misleading and others are incorrect, (2) they heavily criticize methods that they themselves have previously used, and (3) they selectively highlight some findings while ignoring others. We end this rebuttal by suggesting a way forward in this debate.
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Author's address: Denis Valle, School of Forest Resources and Conservation, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, E-mail: drvalle@ufl.edu.
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1.
Hahn MB, Olson SH, Vittor AY, Barcellos C, Patz JA, Pan W, 2014. Conservation efforts and malaria in the Brazilian Amazon. Am J Trop Med Hyg 90: 591–594.
-
2.
Valle D, Clark J, 2013. Conservation efforts may increase malaria burden in the Brazilian Amazon. PLoS One 8: e57519.
-
3.
Laporta G, de Prado P, Kraenkel R, Coutinho R, Sallum M, 2013. Biodiversity can help prevent malaria outbreaks in tropical forests. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 7: e2139.
-
4.
Keiser J, De Castro M, Maltese M, Bos R, Tanner M, Singer B, Utzinger J, 2005. Effect of irrigation and large dams on the burden of malaria on a global and regional scale. Am J Trop Med Hyg 72: 392–406.
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5.
Moutinho PR, Gil LH, Cruz RB, Ribolla PE, 2011. Population dynamics, structure and behavior of Anopheles darlingi in a rural settlement in the Amazon rainforest of Acre, Brazil. Malar J 10: 174.
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6.
de Castro M, Monte-Mor R, Sawyer D, Singer B, 2006. Malaria risk on the Amazon frontier. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 103: 2452–2457.
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7.
Singer B, De Castro M, 2006. Enhancement and suppression of malaria in the Amazon. Am J Trop Med Hyg 74: 1–2.
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8.
Valle D, Clark J, Zhao K, 2011. Enhanced understanding of infectious diseases by fusing multiple datasets: a case study on malaria in the Western Brazilian Amazon region. PLoS One 6: e27462.
-
9.
de Castro M, Sawyer D, Singer B, 2007. Spatial patterns of malaria in the Amazon: implications for surveillance and targeted interventions. Health Place 13: 368–380.
-
10.
Barros F, Arruda M, Gurgel H, Honorio N, 2011. Spatial clustering and longitudinal variation of Anopheles darlingi (Diptera: Culicidae) larvae in a river of the Amazon: the importance of the forest fringe and of obstructions to flow in frontier malaria. Bull Entomol Res 101: 643–658.
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11.
Parry L, Day B, Amaral S, Peres C, 2010. Drivers of rural exodus from Amazonian headwaters. Popul Environ 32: 137–176.
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12.
Parry L, Peres C, Day B, Amaral S, 2010. Rural-urban migration brings conservation threats and opportunities to Amazonian watersheds. Conserv Lett 3: 251–259.
-
13.
Olson SH, Gangnon R, Elguero E, Durieux L, Guegan J-F, Foley JA, Patz JA, 2009. Links between climate, malaria, and wetlands in the Amazon basin. Emerg Infect Dis 15: 659–662.
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14.
Olson SH, Gangnon R, Silveira GA, Patz JA, 2010. Deforestation and malaria in Mancio Lima county, Brazil. Emerg Infect Dis 16: 1108–1115.
-
15.
Singh A, Pathak PK, Chauhan RK, Pan W, 2011. Infant and child mortality in India in the last two decades: a geospatial analysis. PLoS One 6: e26856.
-
16.
Vittor AY, Gilman RH, Tielsch J, Glass G, Shields T, Lozano WS, Pinedo-Cancino V, Patz JA, 2006. The effect of deforestation on the human-biting rate of Anopheles darlingi, the primary vector of Falciparum malaria in the Peruvian Amazon. Am J Trop Med Hyg 74: 3–11.
-
17.
Vittor AY, Pan W, Gilman RH, Tielsch J, Glass G, Shields T, Sanchez-Lozano W, Pinedo VV, Salas-Cobos E, Flores S, Patz JA, 2009. Linking deforestation to malaria in the Amazon: characterization of the breeding habitat of the principal malaria vector, Anopheles darlingi. Am J Trop Med Hyg 81: 5–12.
-
18.
Vittor A, 2003. Associations between vegetation, vector ecology and malaria epidemiology in the Peruvian Amazon. PhD thesis, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD.
-
19.
Joppa L, Loarie S, Pimm S, 2008. On the protection of “protected areas.” Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 105: 6673–6678.
-
20.
Barona E, Ramankutty N, Hyman G, Coomes OT, 2010. The role of pasture and soybean in deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon. Environmental Research Letters 5, 024002. doi:10.1088/1748-9326/5/2/024002. Open access journal. Available at: http://iopscience.iop.org/1748-9326/5/2/024002/fulltext/.
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21.
Nolte C, Agrawal A, Silvius K, Soares B, 2013. Governance regime and location influence avoided deforestation success of protected areas in the Brazilian Amazon. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 110: 4956–4961.
-
22.
Lafferty KD, Wood CL, 2013. It's a myth that protection against disease is a strong and general service of biodiversity conservation: repsonse to Ostfeld and Keesing. Trends Ecol Evol 28: 503–504.
-
23.
Ostfeld R, 2013. A Candide response to Panglossian accusations by Randolph and Dobson: biodiversity buffers disease. Parasitology 140: 1196–1198.
-
24.
Ostfeld RS, Keesing F, 2013. Straw men don't get Lyme disease: response to Wood and Lafferty. Trends Ecol Evol 28: 502–503.
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25.
Randolph S, 2013. Commentary on ‘A Candide response to Panglossian accusations by Randolph and Dobson: biodiversity buffers disease’ by Dr R. Ostfeld (Parasitology 2013, in press). Parasitology 140: 1199–1200.
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26.
Randolph S, Dobson A, 2012. Pangloss revisited: a critique of the dilution effect and the biodiversity-buffers-disease paradigm. Parasitology 139: 847–863.
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27.
Hahn MC, Gangnon RE, Barcellos C, Asner GP, Patz JA, 2014. Influence of deforestation, loggin, and fire on malaria in the Brazilian Amazon. PLOS One 9: e85725.
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