Climate change is likely to worsen the public health threat of diarrheal disease in Botswana

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1202-1230

  Alexander, Kathleen A ^a,b   Carzolio, Marcos ^a   Goodin, Douglas ^c   Vance, Eric ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CARACAL   (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

^c KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Botswana; Climate change; Diarrhea; Hygiene; Infectious disease; Passive surveillance; Pathogen transmission; Sanitation; Water

Indexed keywords

RAIN;

CLIMATE CHANGE; DIARRHEAL DISEASE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HYGIENE; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; PATHOGEN; PUBLIC HEALTH; SANITATION;

ARTICLE; BOTSWANA; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; DIARRHEA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; DROUGHT; HUMAN; PRECIPITATION; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; SEASONAL VARIATION; TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; TREND STUDY; VAPOR PRESSURE;

BOTSWANA;

EID: 84875660474     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph10041202     Document Type: Article

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