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Climate change unlikely to increase malaria burden in West Africa

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  • Teresa K. Yamana

    (Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University)

  • Arne Bomblies

    (School of Engineering, University of Vermont)

  • Elfatih A. B. Eltahir

    (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

Abstract

The importance of climate change for malaria transmission has been hotly debated. Research based on ten years of field observations and a model that simulates village-scale transmission for West Africa suggests that we should not be overly concerned.

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  • Teresa K. Yamana & Arne Bomblies & Elfatih A. B. Eltahir, 2016. "Climate change unlikely to increase malaria burden in West Africa," Nature Climate Change, Nature, vol. 6(11), pages 1009-1013, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcli:v:6:y:2016:i:11:d:10.1038_nclimate3085
    DOI: 10.1038/nclimate3085
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    1. Henry Musoke Semakula & Guobao Song & Simon Peter Achuu & Miaogen Shen & Jingwen Chen & Paul Isolo Mukwaya & Martin Oulu & Patrick Mwanzia Mwendwa & Jannette Abalo & Shushen Zhang, 2017. "Prediction of future malaria hotspots under climate change in sub-Saharan Africa," Climatic Change, Springer, vol. 143(3), pages 415-428, August.
    2. François Freddy Ateba & Issaka Sagara & Nafomon Sogoba & Mahamoudou Touré & Drissa Konaté & Sory Ibrahim Diawara & Séidina Aboubacar Samba Diakité & Ayouba Diarra & Mamadou D. Coulibaly & Mathias Dolo, 2020. "Spatio-Temporal Dynamic of Malaria Incidence: A Comparison of Two Ecological Zones in Mali," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(13), pages 1-21, June.
    3. Colin J. Carlson & Rita Colwell & Mohammad Sharif Hossain & Mohammed Mofizur Rahman & Alan Robock & Sadie J. Ryan & Mohammad Shafiul Alam & Christopher H. Trisos, 2022. "Solar geoengineering could redistribute malaria risk in developing countries," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 13(1), pages 1-9, December.
    4. Eunho Suh & Isaac J. Stopard & Ben Lambert & Jessica L. Waite & Nina L. Dennington & Thomas S. Churcher & Matthew B. Thomas, 2024. "Estimating the effects of temperature on transmission of the human malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 15(1), pages 1-14, December.

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