  Malaria constitutes an important cause of human mortality. After 2009 Greece
experienced a resurgence of malaria. Here, we develop a modelbased framework
that integrates entomological, geographical, social and environmental evidence
in order to guide the mosquito control efforts and apply this framework to data
from an entomological survey study conducted in Central Greece. Our results
indicate that malaria transmission risk in Greece is potentially substantial.
In addition, specific districts such as seaside, lakeside and rice field
regions appear to represent potential malaria hotspots in Central Greece. We
found that appropriate maps depicting the basic reproduction number, R0 , are
useful tools for informing policy makers on the risk of malaria resurgence and
can serve as a guide to inform recommendations regarding control measures.
