Impact of highland topography changes on exposure to malaria vectors and immunity in western Kenya

Background: It is almost an axiom that in the African highlands (above 1500m) transmission of P. falciparum is limited primarily by low ambient temperature and that small changes in temperature could result in temporary favourable conditions for unstable transmission within populations that have acq...

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Main Authors: Eliningaya Kweka, Christine Ludwin Wanjala
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpubh.2016.00227/full