Weather-based prediction of <it>Plasmodium falciparum </it>malaria in epidemic-prone regions of Ethiopia I. Patterns of lagged weather effects reflect biological mechanisms

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Malaria epidemics due to <it>Plasmodium falciparum </it>are reported frequently in the East African highlands with high case fatality rates. There have been formal attempts to predict epidemics by the use of climatic vari...

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Main Authors: Teklehaimanot Hailay D, Lipsitch Marc, Teklehaimanot Awash, Schwartz Joel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2004-11-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Online Access:http://www.malariajournal.com/content/3/1/41