Table 1 Sample size and average perceived years until eradication by area of expertise
Area of expertise | Average years | Number of participants |
|---|---|---|
GIS | 50 | 5 |
Infectious disease | 50 | 7 |
Malaria | 50 | 8 |
Medical entomology | 49.09 | 12 |
Political science | 48.75 | 14 |
Vector control | 48.75 | 9 |
Drug discovery | 48 | 5 |
Microbiology | 48 | 5 |
Pharmacology | 47.78 | 9 |
Anthropology | 47 | 20 |
Economics | 46.84 | 34 |
Public health | 45.96 | 29 |
Entomology | 45.84 | 58 |
IT | 45.79 | 344 |
Parasitology | 45.74 | 319 |
Biology | 45.70 | 277 |
Virology | 45.65 | 23 |
Clinical medicine | 45.56 | 208 |
Epidemiology | 45.31 | 357 |
Immunology | 44.3 | 104 |
Bioinformatics | 44 | 5 |
Statistics | 43.73 | 86 |
Ecology | 42.57 | 8 |
History | 42.5 | 6 |
Pharmacy | 42 | 5 |
Vector biology | 41.6 | 5 |
Geography | 40 | 5 |
Chemistry | 37.46 | 27 |
Biochemistry | 37 | 5 |
Medicinal chemistry | 34.57 | 7 |