Links between Climate, Malaria, and Wetlands in the Amazon Basin

Climate changes are altering patterns of temperature and precipitation, potentially affecting regions of malaria transmission. We show that areas of the Amazon Basin with few wetlands show a variable relationship between precipitation and malaria, while areas with extensive wetlands show a negative...

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Main Authors: Sarah H. Olson, Ronald Gangnon, Eric Elguero, Laurent Durieux, Jean-François Guégan, Jonathan A. Foley, Jonathan A. Patz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2009-04-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/15/4/08-0822_article