Use of rainfall and sea surface temperature monitoring for malaria early warning in Botswana

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 214-221

  Thomson, Madeleine C ^a   Mason, Simon J ^a   Phindela, Thandie ^b   Connor, Stephen J ^a  

^a Earth Institute   (United States)

^b Department of HIV AIDS Prevention and Care   (Botswana)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; CHLOROQUINE; CHLORPHENOTANE; FANSIDAR; PYRIMETHAMINE; RAIN; SEA WATER; SULFADOXINE; SURFACE WATER;

ANOPHELES; ARTICLE; BOTSWANA; CLIMATE; DRUG EFFICACY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EPIDEMIC; FORECASTING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; PESTICIDE SPRAYING; PREDICTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 24644446404     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2005.73.214     Document Type: Article

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