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- Title
Links between Climate, Malaria, and Wetlands in the Amazon Basin.
- Authors
Olson, Sarah H.; Gangnon, Ronald; Elguero, Eric; Durieux, Laurent; Guégan, Jean-François; Foley, Jonathan A.; Patz, Jonathan A.
- Abstract
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
AMAZON River Region; CLIMATE change; PHYSIOLOGICAL effects of temperature; METEOROLOGICAL precipitation; MALARIA; WETLANDS
- Publication
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2009, Vol 15, Issue 4, p659
- ISSN
1080-6040
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3201/eid1504.080822