Seasonally lagged effects of climatic factors on malaria incidence in South Africa

Abstract Globally, malaria cases have drastically dropped in recent years. However, a high incidence of malaria remains in some sub-Saharan African countries. South Africa is mostly malaria-free, but northeastern provinces continue to experience seasonal outbreaks. Here we investigate the associatio...

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Main Authors: Takayoshi Ikeda, Swadhin K. Behera, Yushi Morioka, Noboru Minakawa, Masahiro Hashizume, Ataru Tsuzuki, Rajendra Maharaj, Philip Kruger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-05-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-02680-6