Comparison of the spatial patterns of schistosomiasis in Zimbabwe at two points in time, spaced twenty-nine years apart: is climate variability of importance?

Comparison of the spatial patterns of schistosomiasis in Zimbabwe at two points in time, spaced twenty-nine years apart: is climate variability of importance?

Temperature, precipitation and humidity are known to be important factors for the development of schistosome parasites as well as their intermediate snail hosts. Climate therefore plays an important role in determining the geographical distribution of schistosomiasis and it is expected that climate...

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Main Authors: Ulrik B. Pedersen, Dimitrios-Alexios Karagiannis-Voules, Nicholas Midzi, Tkafira Mduluza, Samson Mukaratirwa, Rasmus Fensholt, Birgitte J. Vennervald, Thomas K. Kristensen, Penelope Vounatsou, Anna-Sofie Stensgaard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2017-05-01
Series:Geospatial Health
Subjects:
Schistosomiasis
Climate change
Zimbabwe
Geospatial prediction
Online Access:http://geospatialhealth.net/index.php/gh/article/view/505

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