Links between Climate, Malaria, and Wetlands in the Amazon Basin

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Olson, Sarah H. ; Gangnon, Ronald ; Elguero, Eric ; Durieux, Laurent ; Guégan, Jean-François ; Foley, Jonathan A. ; Patz, Jonathan A. ; Olson, Sarah H. ; Gangnon, Ronald ; Elguero, Eric ; Durieux, Laurent ; Guégan, Jean-François ; Foley, Jonathan A. ; Patz, Jonathan A.
• Description:
  Climate changes are altering patterns of temperature and precipitation, potentially affecting regions of malaria transmission. We show that areas of the Amazon Basin with few wetlands show a variable relationship between precipitation and malaria, while areas with extensive wetlands show a negative relationship with malaria incidence.
• Subjects:
  Climate Communicable Diseases, Emerging Ecosystem Humans Models, Biological Rain Risk Factors Rivers
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 15(4):659-662. ; Emerg Infect Dis. 15(4):659-662.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Genre:
  Dispatch ; Dispatch
• Place as Subject:
  Brazil
• Volume:
  15
• Issue:
  4
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:5487826563aaccc93c2920bf642b4af6981269f647a1d528828ecde921c97196
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/17367/cdc_17367_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 695.53 KB ]