El Niño-Southern oscillation and under-5 diarrhea in Botswana
Here, Heaney et al. show that La Niña conditions are associated with higher than average incidence of childhood diarrheal disease in Botswana in the early rainy season. This finding could help to predict childhood diarrhea outbreaks in southern Africa.
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2019-12-01
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| Series: | Nature Communications |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-13584-6 |