Modeling the Effects of Weather and Climate Change on Malaria Transmission
Author(s) -
Paul E. Parham,
Edwin Michael
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
environmental health perspectives
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257
H-Index - 282
eISSN - 1552-9924
pISSN - 0091-6765
DOI - 10.1289/ehp.0901256
Subject(s) - malaria , climate change , basic reproduction number , transmission (telecommunications) , ecology , extinction (optical mineralogy) , outbreak , population , tanzania , climate model , environmental science , plasmodium vivax , biology , environmental health , climatology , geography , plasmodium falciparum , virology , environmental planning , medicine , immunology , computer science , paleontology , telecommunications , geology
In recent years, the impact of climate change on human health has attracted considerable attention; the effects on malaria have been of particular interest because of its disease burden and its transmission sensitivity to environmental conditions.
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