Climate and cholera in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: The role of environmental factors and implications for epidemic preparedness

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

Volumn 211, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 156-162

  Mendelsohn, Joshua ^a   Dawson, Terry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cholera; Climate; Early warning system; KwaZulu Natal; Remote sensing

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; CHLOROPHYLL A; RAIN;

ARTICLE; CHOLERA; CLIMATE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EPIDEMIC; FORECASTING; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; SEA; SEASON; SOUTH AFRICA; TELECOMMUNICATION;

CHLOROPHYLL; CHOLERA; CLIMATE; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FORECASTING; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; OCEANS AND SEAS; RAIN; SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS; SEASONS; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 39149142480     PISSN: 14384639     EISSN: 1618131X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2006.12.002     Document Type: Article

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