Impact of climate change and man-made irrigation systems on the transmission risk, long-term trend and seasonality of human and animal fascioliasis in Pakistan

Impact of climate change and man-made irrigation systems on the transmission risk, long-term trend and seasonality of human and animal fascioliasis in Pakistan

Large areas of the province of Punjab, Pakistan are endemic for fascioliasis, resulting in high economic losses due to livestock infection but also affecting humans directly. The prevalence in livestock varies pronouncedly in space and time (1-70%). Climatic factors influencing fascioliasis presence...

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Main Authors: Kiran Afshan, Cesar A. Fortes-Lima, Patricio Artigas, M. Adela Valero, Mazhar Qayyum, Santiago Mas-Coma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2014-05-01
Series:Geospatial Health
Subjects:
fascioliasis, Fasciola hepatica, Fasciola gigantica, livestock, humans, climatic data, forecast indices, normalized difference vegetation index, climate change, Pakistan.
Online Access:http://www.geospatialhealth.net/index.php/gh/article/view/22

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http://www.geospatialhealth.net/index.php/gh/article/view/22

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