A Non-Stationary Relationship between Global Climate Phenomena and Human Plague Incidence in Madagascar

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Volumn 8, Issue 10, 2014, Pages

  Kreppel, Katharina S ^a   Caminade, Cyril ^a   Telfer, Sandra ^b   Rajerison, Minoarison ^c   Rahalison, Lila ^d   Morse, Andy ^a   Baylis, Matthew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c INSTITUT PASTEUR DE MADAGASCAR   (Madagascar)

^d CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; EL NINO; HUMAN; INDIAN OCEAN DIPOLE; MADAGASCAR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARASITE INCIDENCE; PLAGUE; PLAGUE ANOMALY ANALYSIS; PRECIPITATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEASONAL VARIATION; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; WAVELET ANALYSIS; YERSINIA PESTIS; CLIMATE; INCIDENCE; SEASON;

CLIMATE; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MADAGASCAR; PLAGUE; SEASONS;

EID: 84920531644     PISSN: 19352727     EISSN: 19352735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0003155     Document Type: Article

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