Meteorologic Influences on Plasmodium falciparum Malaria in the Highland Tea Estates of Kericho, Western Kenya

Meteorologic Influences on Plasmodium falciparum Malaria in the Highland Tea Estates of Kericho, Western Kenya

Recent epidemics of Plasmodium falciparum malaria have been observed in high-altitude areas of East Africa. Increased malaria incidence in these areas of unstable malaria transmission has been attributed to a variety of changes including global warming. To determine whether the reemergence of malari...

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Main Authors: G. Dennis Shanks, Simon I. Hay, David I. Stern, Kimutai Biomndo, Robert W. Snow
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2002-12-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
malaria
epidemiology
highland
meteorology
climate change
global warming
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/8/12/02-0077_article

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