Links between Climate, Malaria, and Wetlands in the Amazon Basin
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Published Date:Apr 2009
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Source:Emerg Infect Dis. 15(4):659-662.
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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.
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