Journal article
Meteorologic influences on Plasmodium falciparum malaria in the Highland Tea Estates of Kericho, Western Kenya.
- Abstract:
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Recent epidemics of Plasmodium falciparum malaria have been observed in high-altitude areas of East Africa. Increased malaria incidence in these areas of unstable malaria transmission has been attributed to a variety of changes including global warming. To determine whether the reemergence of malaria in western Kenya could be attributed to changes in meteorologic conditions, we tested for trends in a continuous 30-year monthly malaria incidence dataset (1966-1995) obtained from complete hospi...
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- Publication status:
- Published
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- Journal:
- Emerging infectious diseases
- Volume:
- 8
- Issue:
- 12
- Pages:
- 1404-1408
- Publication date:
- 2002-12-01
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1080-6059
- ISSN:
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1080-6040
- Source identifiers:
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38461
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- English
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- Pubs id:
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- pubs:38461
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- 2012-12-19
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- Copyright date:
- 2002
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