Highland malaria in Uganda: Prospective analysis of an epidemic associated with El Nino

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 93, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 480-487

  Lindblade, Kim A ^a   Walker, Edward D ^b   Onapa, Ambrose W ^c   Katungu, Justus ^d   Wilson, Mark L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Uganda)

^d Kabale District Medical Office   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Altitude; Anopheles; Disease outbreaks; El Nino; Epidemics; Malaria; Uganda; Weather

Indexed keywords

RAIN;

ALTITUDE; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; ARTICLE; DENSITY; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; EPIDEMIC; MALARIA; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; UGANDA; WEATHER;

ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; ARACHNIDA; HEXAPODA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0032720817     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0035-9203(99)90344-9     Document Type: Article

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