Modelling the influence of climate on malaria occurrence in Chimoio Municipality, Mozambique

Abstract Background Mozambique was recently ranked fifth in the African continent for the number of cases of malaria. In Chimoio municipality cases of malaria are increasing annually, contrary to the decreasing trend in Africa. As malaria transmission is influenced to a large extent by climatic cond...

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Main Authors: João Luís Ferrão, Jorge M. Mendes, Marco Painho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-05-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-017-2205-6