Can timely vector control interventions triggered by atypical environmental conditions prevent malaria epidemics? A case-study from Wajir County, Kenya

BACKGROUND: Atypical environmental conditions with drought followed by heavy rainfall and flooding in arid areas in sub-Saharan Africa can lead to explosive epidemics of malaria, which might be prevented through timely vector-control interventions. OBJECTIVES: Wajir County in Northeast Kenya is clas...

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Main Authors: Maes, P, Harries, A, Van Den Bergh, R, Noor, A, Snow, R, Tayler-Smith, K, Hinderaker, S, Zachariah, R, Allan, R
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2014