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Each predictor variable was (a) mapped; (b) standardized to a common size, resolution and scale using fuzzy membership functions; (c) assigned a weight using the analytical hierarchy process (AHP); and (d) included within a multicriteria decision analysis (MCDA) model to produce monthly maps illustrating the predicted habitat suitability (between 0 and 1) for <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>. <jats:italic>papatasi<\/jats:italic> in Jordan. Suitability increased over the summer months and was generally highest in the north-western regions of the country and along the Jordan Valley, areas which largely coincided with highly populated parts of the country, including areas where Syrian refugee camps are located. Habitat suitability in Jordan for the main CL vector\u2014<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>. <jats:italic>papatasi\u2014<\/jats:italic>was heterogeneous over both space and time. Suitable areas for <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>. <jats:italic>papatasi<\/jats:italic> coincided with highly populated areas of Jordan which suggests that the targeted implementation of control and surveillance strategies in defined areas such as those with very high CL vector suitability (&gt;0.9 suitability) would focus only on 3.42% of the country\u2019s total geographic area, whilst still including a substantial proportion of the population at risk: estimates range from 72% (European Commission\u2019s Global Human Settlement population grid) to 89% (Gridded Population of the World) depending on the human population density data used. 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