Open AccessProjected Impacts of Climate Change on Environmental Suitability for Malaria Transmission in West Africa
Author(s) -
Teresa K. Yamana,
Elfatih A. B. Eltahir
Publication year - 2013
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.1206174
Subject(s) - malaria , climate change , transmission (telecommunications) , climate model , environmental science , geography , climatology , ecology , climate pattern , environmental protection , biology , geology , immunology , electrical engineering , engineering
Climate change is expected to affect the distribution of environmental suitability for malaria transmission by altering temperature and rainfall patterns; however, the local and global impacts of climate change on malaria transmission are uncertain.
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