Prevention of malaria transmission around reservoirs: an observational and modelling study on the effect of wind direction and village location

Summary: Background: Many large dams are constructed annually in Africa, with associated reservoirs that might exacerbate the risk of malaria in new villages built nearby. We aimed to investigate the heterogeneous risk of malaria around reservoirs related to the impact of wind direction on malaria...

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Main Authors: Noriko Endo, PhD, Elfatih A B Eltahir, ScD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-09-01
Series:The Lancet Planetary Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S254251961830175X