Malaria incidence trends and their association with climatic variables in rural Gwanda, Zimbabwe, 2005–2015

Abstract Background Malaria is a public health problem in Zimbabwe. Although many studies have indicated that climate change may influence the distribution of malaria, there is paucity of information on its trends and association with climatic variables in Zimbabwe. To address this shortfall, the tr...

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Published in:	Malaria Journal
Main Authors:	Resign Gunda, Moses John Chimbari, Shepherd Shamu, Benn Sartorius, Samson Mukaratirwa
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2017-09-01
Subjects:	Malaria Incidence Trends Gwanda Zimbabwe
Online Access:	http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-017-2036-0

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