| Climate variability and malaria epidemics in the highlands of East Africa. | |
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PMID: 15664524 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Malaria epidemics in the highlands of East Africa garner significant research attention, due, in part, to their proposed sensitivity to climate change. In a recent article, Zhou et al. claim that increases in climate variance, rather than simple increases in climate mean values, have had an important role in the resurgence of malaria epidemics in the East African highlands since the early 1980s. If proven, this would be an interesting result but we believe that the methods used do not test the hypothesis suggested. |
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Authors:
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Simon I Hay; G Dennis Shanks; David I Stern; Robert W Snow; Sarah E Randolph; David J Rogers |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Review |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Trends in parasitology Volume: 21 ISSN: 1471-4922 ISO Abbreviation: Trends Parasitol. Publication Date: 2005 Feb |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2005-01-24 Completed Date: 2005-04-05 Revised Date: 2012-04-26 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 100966034 Medline TA: Trends Parasitol Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 52-3 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, UK, OX1 3PS. simon.hay@zoo.ox.ac.uk <simon.hay@zoo.ox.ac.uk> |
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Africa, Eastern
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epidemiology Animals Climate* Disease Outbreaks* Humans Incidence Malaria / epidemiology* |
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ID/Acronym/Agency:
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069045//Wellcome Trust |
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Trends Parasitol. 2005 Feb;21(2):54-6
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